This document discusses the plight of elderly people in India, particularly those in rural areas. It notes that 93% of India's 100 million elderly population come from the unorganized sector and have no social security or means of support. Most must work until they can no longer do so or until they die. It proposes a social empowerment model to form elderly groups that can access livelihood opportunities, microcredit, savings programs, and insurance to help improve their living standards and ability to live with dignity. The model would be implemented over 5-6 years in collaboration with local leaders and community members.

1. Poorest of PoorPoorest of Poor
Elderly in
Livelihoods

2. Elderly in India
(Ref: MoSPI, GoI, June 2012)
• 93% of the 10 Crore elderly in
India are from the Unorganised
Sector
• Have no means of Social
Security
• Need to work till they cannot or
till they die
• NOAPS or similar only Govt
Schemes specifically available

3. Elderly in India
(Ref: MoSPI, GoI, June 2012)
• Life Expectancy at the Age
of 60 Years = 18 years
(men -16.7 yrs & women -18.9 yrs.)
• 92% of elderly were not
confined to bed or home age
groups of 60-79 (NSSO 60th
Round)
• lack of avenues to live in
dignity
Dependent on their Children or Charity
or Government

4. The reality
50 million rural elderly
a majority being women
who are mobile
coming from the
unorganised sector
would be working to live for a
minimum of 12 more years
and
compete for NSAP Schemes
with little or
no access to any other form of
Social and/or livelihood Security

5. The Context for Inclusion
Hon’ble Supreme Court of India held that
•Right to livelihood springs from the
right to life guaranteed under Art. 21
•Right to Life is right to live in dignity
•Preamble and Part IV reinforce them
compendiously as socio-economic
justice, bedrock to an egalitarian social
order. The right to social and economic
justice is thus a fundamental right
Therefore elderly men and women do need to
be provided with this constitutional guarantee

6. The Context for Inclusion
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
and the International Covenant on
Economic , Social and Cultural Rights
1966 (signed 1979) recognize the right to
work and social security, among others
as an integral part of the right to life
• Article 25 of Universal Declaration of
Human Rights and held that <<Right to
life includes the right to live with basic
human dignity with the necessities of
life such as nutrition, clothing, food,
shelter over the head, facilities for
cultural and socio-economic wellbeing
of every individual>>.

7. The Context for Inclusion
• Including Elderly?
Directive Principles of State Policy Art.41
comprehensively mentions Old Age.
• Including men elderly ?
The NRLM Mission Document while
discussing the Social Inclusion and
Institutions of the Poor does mention
under the heading of Universal Social
Mobilisation (page 6) that
“…..Subsequently, both women and
men would be organised for addressing
livelihoods issues …”

8. HI- Presence & Potential roles
Part Service Provider
Provide Trained and Inducted
Professionals for Social Inclusion at
various levels
Pilot, Establish & Scale-up
respond to each state for
implementation for Pilot intervention in
two blocks
Hand Hold & Capacity Build
Support induction & capacity Building of
Block Staff and Community cadres on
Vulnerability reduction

9. Social Empowerment Model for Elderly
Rights &
Entitlements
Village
meeting
Concept
seeding
Rapport
building
Formal
meetings
Assessment
Local leaders
acquaintance
LSPIP Action Plan
Social
Security
Group
Formation
Agreed Rules
Of Business
Grading
Micro-credit
Books of
Accounts
Seed Capital
Infusion
Business
Plans
Internal
Lending
Savings
Liability
reduction
Federations
LEAP
training
Livelihoods
Micro
Finance
Micro
Insurance
60-75
months
14months
28-36
months

10. Thank you
for the attention
and
consideration