Demographic Dividend.

Consequences of Ageing Process in India

Prepared By: Akshay Ramesh(11MBA006) Siddharth Shah(11MBA094)

Flow of Presentation
Introduction Distribution of World Population Countries with Highest Population

Ageing Process in India

Serious Challenges posed by Ageing Gaps within the System

Indias Advantages
Conclusion

Introduction

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Demography is scientific study of human population

Definition
Demographic Dividend refers to the transition from

high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system. This is typically demonstrated through a demographic transition model. The theory is based on an interpretation of demographic history developed in 1929 by the American demographer Warren Thompson (1887 1973). Thompson observed changes, or transitions, in birth and death rates in industrialized societies over the previous 200 years.
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Countries with the Highest population

Country China India United States Brazil Pakistan Bangladesh Russia 2000 population 1268653362 1,004,124,224 282,338,631 176,319,621 146,404,914 130,406,59 146,709,971 2011 Population 1336718015 1,189,172,906 310,232,044 203,429,773 187,342,721 158,570,535 138,739,892 2050 Population (Expected) 1,303,723,332 1,656,553,632 439,010, 253 260,692,493 276,428,758 233,587,279 109,187,353

Source: Demographic (population) estimates for years 2000, 2011 and 2050 are based on data from the US Census Bureau website.

Ageing Process in India

Year 1991 2001 2011 2016 Below 5yrs 12.80 10.70 10.10 9.7 Between 0-15 37.76 34.33 28.48 27.43 Between >1559 yrs 55.58 58.70 63.38 63.33 +60 yrs 6.67 6.97 8.14 8.94

Age Composition as % of Total Population

Source: Registrar General of India

Serious Challenges posed by Ageing

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Health:

By 2020, it is projected that three-quarters of all deaths in developing countries could be ageing-related . 16 % of the worlds elderly population will be in India. Cataract mostly related to the ageing process. 8.1 million are blind in India out of which 6.5 million is due to cataract. Over 10% of Indias elderly suffers from depression and 40-50 % of elderly requires psychiatric or psychological intervention at some point in their twilight years.

2. Financial Insecurity:
As many as 70% aged depend on others for their day-to-day

maintenance. The situation is worse for elderly females where 85 87% are economically dependent either partially or fully.
Among the aged who were once employed either as wage/salaried

employees or as casual labour, about 79% in the rural areas and 35% in urban areas do not receive any benefit on their retirement.

3. Emotional Insecurity:
Void in life, loss of spouse, friends relatives.
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Existing Gaps Within the System

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2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Under 3% of GDP spent on health (WHO Guidelines 5 to 6%). Inadequate health care facilities. Almost non existent Geriatric Care Facilities. Diseases not addressed adequately Alzheimers, Parkinsons, Cancer, Mental disorders etc; Economic Security cover is not available to most people in old age. Informal support and family structures are dwindling fast and formal structure have not replaced them adequately.

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India Advantage
i)Efficient utilization of resources A major portion of our country's resources are lying idle or are underutilized. We need more manpower to utilize them effectively so that there is no wastage. ii)Expansion of Market An increase in the total population will raise the demand for various essential as well as luxury goods. It will act as an incentive for the producers to set up more industries which will bring economic development.

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iii)Better Labour Force The growing population will help in increasing the national output of the country and we can have the benefits of new talented minds of the younger generations. iv)Greater Investments and Capital Formation The population will create a wider market. Hence it will attract the investors to invest on these items. This will lead to a net addition in the capital stock of the country.

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Conclusion
The emergence and the persistence of the issue of ageing in

Indian society comprise a series of factors.

An examination of culturally relevant strategies for improving the

wellbeing of elderly people is strongly recommended.

In brief, the major antecedent to the issue of ageing is the

changing aspects of Indian social structure, which includes family pattern, adoption of individualistic values by youths, migration etc;

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