National Conference on Ageing

The population of senior citizens in the country is growing fast due to general improvement in the standard of living and availability of better health care facilities. This has resulted in consequential challenges related to ageing which need to be addressed on very urgent basis. The main issues concerning the senior citizens in the country are: protection of life and property, health care, financial security, protection against ill-treatment, independent and productive living and care and support for the needy senior citizens.

The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, as the nodal agency on matters relating to the welfare of senior citizens is organizing a "National Conference on Ageing" on 6th and 7th November, 2012 at Vigyan Bhawan. The objective of the Conference is to sensitize all on ageing issues, review the various interventions of Central Government, State Governments/ UT Administrations, NGOs and the Civil Society with a focus on best practices and to prepare a Plan of Action for more effective implementation of various programmes for the welfare of senior citizens, so that their concerns are better addressed.

The deliberation will be on the four identified themes 
 (i) Financial and Social security; (ii) Health Care; (iii) Family and Community Care and (iv) Special Elderly Groups (such as older old, rural elderly, widows, persons with disabilities, Alzheimer, dementia, etc.).

Representatives from the concerned Central Government Ministries/Departments; Welfare Ministers of all State Governments and Union Territories (with Legislature); Social Welfare/Social Justice Departments, Health Departments, Human Rights Commissions, and Planning Boards of all State Governments and Union Territories; International Organizations like WHO, UNFPA, FAO, ILO, World Bank, ISSO, NGOs; reputed Academic Institutions; Senior Citizens' Associations, Corporate Houses, Experts and Activists working in the field of senior citizens, etc. will participate in the Conference.