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August 31, 2025, 09:21 PM - 2 min read
In what is being seen as one more step towards ensuring the comfort and safety of the passengers, the Indian Railways has introduced an e-wheelchair service for the movement of the elderly, differently-abled and needy at the railway station. This free-of-cost service allows passengers or attendants to book a wheelchair online via the IRCTC application or at the railway station to facilitate the movement of elderly, differently abled and needy people.
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August 1, 2025, 04:44 PM - 3 min read
The Railway Ministry on Friday told Parliament that the Standing Committee has advised restoration of senior citizen concessions in sleeper and 3AC coaches, subject to financial review.
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August 1, 2025, 03:47 PM - 5 min read
Nearly 70% of India’s elderly are financially dependent, many working post-retirement. A new report warns of deepening economic, health and social insecurities among seniors.
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June 27, 2025, 07:16 PM - 3 min read
A crime involving elderly people as victims has come as no less than a horror in UP's Noida where the inmates of a 'Vridh Ashram' have been meted with inhuman treatment under deplorable conditions . Forty-two elderly people were rescued from this home after a police raid at the institution found some women tied up, many residents without clothes and others in "basement-like" rooms of the 'illegal' old age home.
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March 8, 2025, 02:25 PM - 5 min read
An Air India passenger has alleged that her 82-year-old grandmother sustained severe injuries after the airline failed to provide a pre-booked wheelchair at Delhi Airport, forcing her to walk before collapsing. The airline, however, has refuted the claim, asserting that assistance was not denied.
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April 17, 2024, 03:17 PM - 2 min read
Factors such as higher affordability levels and the prevalence of nuclear family structures are fueling this growth, alongside the presence of prominent healthcare facilities and a well-trained workforce in the healthcare sector.
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March 20, 2024, 06:12 PM - 2 min read
These voters need not face the hassle of travelling to Polling Stations if their health or other circumstances don't permit, as they can simply avail of the home voting facility for the first time.
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February 19, 2024, 03:48 PM - 2 min read
With projections indicating a significant rise in India’s elderly population from the current 10% to a staggering 19.5% by 2050, NITI Aayog’s recommendations aim to establish a robust support system tailored to the evolving needs of seniors.
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