Financial Security
> The old age pension scheme, which provides 200rs per month to people aged 60-79 and 500rs to those above 80, covers all older persons below poverty line.
> Broadens pension scheme to include both public and private sectors.
> Exempts tax for medical and nursing care, transportation and support services for the elderly or the son or daughter with whom they are staying.
> The Public Distribution System that provides basic commodities at very cheap rates covers all the people above 60 and below the poverty line.
Health Care and Nutrition
> Gives a subsidy for health care needs to elderly poor. There is a graded system of user charges for others.
> Provides public health services and health insurance to ensure preventive, curative, restorative and rehabilitative needs of the older persons.
> Provides tax reliefs, grants, and land grants at concessional rates to NGOs and private hospitals to provide economical and specialized care for the older person.
> Sets up special elder care wards and runs training and orientation programs for elder care.
> Expands mental health services and counseling facilities for the elderly having mental health problems
Shelter
> Gives easy access to house loans and earmarks 10% of private and government housing schemes.
> Makes the layout of housing colonies sensitive to the needs of older people.
> Ensures the quick disposal of cases of property-transfer, mutation, property-tax etc.
Welfare
> Ensures institutional care to the most vulnerable among the older persons such as poor, mentally and physically weak and those without family support.
> Sets up welfare funds for elder people with the help of Corporate Sector, trust, charities, individual donors and others.
