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India's aged and ageing population — evolution of India's public policy on ageing
Author(s)	Nisha Sahai Achuthan
Journal title	BOLD, vol 13, no 1, November 2002
Publisher	International Institute on Ageing (United Nations - Malta), November 2002
Pages	pp 3-17
Keywords	Ageing process ; Needs [elderly] ; Evaluation ; Social policy ; India.
Annotation	The focus of this paper is primarily on assessing and determining the need for the Indian Government to initiate and support long-term, policy-oriented research on India's aged and ageing population (age 60+). It examines key aspects of the National Policy for Older Persons (NPOP) announced in January 1999, including programmes for the destitute old. The impact of UN initiatives of the early 1990s on national governments, but focusing on India, are discussed. Some comparisons are made with China's policies on ageing. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-021217201 A
Classmark	BG: IK: 4C: TM2: 7FA
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