Abstract: Changing demography of the country, specifically age related structural changes can have serious implications for India in terms of its inclusive growth policy. The paper analyses the kind of changes implied by India’s rapidly changing demographic parameters in context of its elders.
The author is Professor of Economics and Head, Population Research Centre, Delhi University. moneer@iegindia.org
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