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8 Indian J.L. & Just. 158 (2017)
Constitutional Provisions and Legal Protection, Government Programmes and Policies for the Welfare of Elderly in India and West Bengal - A Review

handle is hein.journals/ijlj8 and id is 382 raw text is: CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS AND LEGAL PROTECTION, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES AND POLICIES FOR THE WELFARE OF ELDERLY IN INDIA AND WEST BENGAL - A REVIEW Archita Nayak & Prof. K.K. Bagchi2 I. Introduction Population ageing is worldwide and increasing phenomenon and India is no exception. With fast changing socio-economic scenario, industrialization, rapid urbanization, higher ambitions among the youth and the increasing participation of women in the workforce, roots of traditional joint family system has been eroding very fast. When the elderly need family support most, they have to live on their own, even basic needs and rights of many of them are not met. Social marginalization, loneliness, isolation, negligence, harassment in elderly age and even attempt to possess forcefully and unlawfully of properties of elderly and in some extreme cases, murder of elderly lead violation of Human Rights of elderly. The right to social security ensures that everyone, regardless of age, sex, caste, community, race, religion, language, locality of residence or ability to work, is guaranteed the means necessary to procure basic needs and services. Three key human rights principles are fundamental to guaranteeing the right of social security: (a) comprehensiveness (social security covers all the risks involved in the loss of means of subsistence for reasons beyond person's control), (b) flexibility (the retirement age should be flexible depending on the occupations performed and the working ability of the elderly, with due regard to demographic, economic and social factors) and (c) non-discrimination (social security must be provided without discrimination based on health status, race, ethnicity, age, sex, disability, language, religion, national origin, income or social status). Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security... included in the Article 22 of the UN 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights emphasizing that social security is an important part of human rights and every nation agrees on. Unfortunately, in India, senior citizens are not aware of their human rights due to high predominance of illiteracy and lack of awareness. On the other hand, due to relatively high physical as well as psychological Part-Time Teacher, Dept. of Commerce, Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, E-mail: archita.nayak@gmail.com, Mobile: 9474934428, 7602325056 2 Professor of Economics, Dept. of Economics, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, E-mail: kkbagchi@hotmail.com, kanakbagchi@yahoo.co.in, Mobile: 9434886016

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