Open AccessAwareness and utilization of social welfare schemes by elderly persons residing in an urban resettlement colony of Delhi
Author(s) -
Anil Kumar Goswami,
S Ramadass,
Mani Kalaivani,
Baridalyne gkynrih,
Shashi Kant,
Sanjeev Kumar Gupta
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_28_19
Subject(s) - medicine , welfare , social welfare , gerontology , schedule , government (linguistics) , demography , sociology , political science , computer science , law , operating system , linguistics , philosophy
Demographic transition increased the proportion of elderly in India. Elderly persons experience increased economic dependency for their day-to-day existence. The Government of India provides monetary benefit through social welfare schemes. Health outcomes of the elderly improve when they are economically independent. We aimed to assess the awareness and utilization of social welfare schemes among elderly persons in an urban resettlement colony of Delhi.