Society · 14 Oct 2026

elder care in India

With reference to elder care in India, consider the following statements:

  1. Article 41 of the Constitution directs the State, within the limits of its economic capacity, to make effective provision for public assistance in cases of old age, sickness and disablement.
  2. Under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, maintenance claims are decided by Maintenance Tribunals and the monthly maintenance amount is capped at ₹10,000.
  3. The India Ageing Report 2023 was prepared jointly by NITI Aayog and the World Health Organization.
  4. The NSO Time Use Survey, 2019 found that women spend roughly three times as many minutes per day as men on unpaid domestic and caregiving work.
AOnly one
BOnly two
COnly three
DAll four
This question is based on: From Family Duty to Trained Profession: The Care Gap India's Ageing Has Exposed
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About this question

Why in news

The Union Budget 2026-27 targets training 1.5 lakh caregivers through NSQF-aligned programmes. NITI Aayog's August 2026 report Reimagining Care proposes a National Caregiver Council.

Why for UPSC

UPSC pairs a DPSP provision with a statute and data sources. Swapping the institutional author of a well-known report is a classic distractor that tests precise recall.

Prelims summary

India's elder-care framework rests on Article 41 (DPSP) and the 2007 Maintenance Act's tribunals with a ₹10,000 monthly cap.
The India Ageing Report 2023 (UNFPA-IIPS) projects 347 million elderly by 2050.
The 2019 Time Use Survey shows women carry about three times men's unpaid care load.

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