Household Living Arrangements and Elderly People in India

Increasing elderly people from 121 million to 323 million by 2050 in India is posing a threat on growing economy. This paper seeks to examine the household living arrangements of elderly (60+) people and its correlation of budgetary expenditure made towards social security for elderly people in India. It is observe that, 60% elderly people living households do not have proper sewerage systems, 57.9% use poor quality cooking fuel, and 78.6% do not have access to running water in the home. State-wide variation indicates that, demographic advanced State Kerala have good household living arrangements than economic advanced State Punjab and demographic backward State Rajasthan. Study also is observed that aging (60+) population in India has increased 120 percentage points from 1991-2011 however, the percent of social security and welfare expenditure out of total budgeted expenditure has increased only 96 percentage points and medical and public health and water supply and sanitation expenditure has decreased two percentage points. This declining social security measures is worried cause of concern. Finally, study sought concerted effort is required to improve the public expenditure on social security measures to curb the growing household living arrangement for elderly people in India.