SEEKING A DIGNIFIED PARTING DYING OF OLD AGE IN A YOUNG REPUBLIC

The share and size of the elderly population are increasing in India and the number of impoverished senior citizens has been significantly noticed over time. From 5.6% in 1961 the population has increased to 8.6% in 2011. Looking into location, there are 71% of senior citizens have been residing in rural areas. In fact, 29% old people's concentration found in urban setup. In the age group of 60-64 years, 76% were married while 22% were the widow and remain 2% were found either divorced or never married. It has been observed that the existence of few factors is mainly responsible to increase the numbers at a faster rate, these are like “diminishing moral values, Globalization, nuclear family and degradation social value system”.