Country’s First Pan-India Helpline For Senior Citizens: Elder Line (Toll Free No- 14567)
India is expected to have nearly 20% elderly population i.e. over 300 million senior citizens by 2050. It is significant; as many countries have a population less than this number. This age group faces various mental, emotional, financial, legal and physical challenges, and the pandemic has further exacerbated it. What is more important to understand is that, this age group is a basket of wisdom and untapped resource for the overall economic and social growth of the country.
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Read more at: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1758880
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- 29 Sep 2021
- WerIndia
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