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Defining Eldercare Economy - Why India's Silver Shift demands a Taxonomy
The Demographic Shift & Policy Imperative - Unlike many ageing societies that grew rich before they grew old, India is ageing at lower income levels and with large informal labour markets. The challenge is stark - how to secure dignified, affordable, and inclusive eldercare while sustaining economic growth and social cohesion.
Leena Chakrabarti
Aug 24, 202518 min read


The Silver Shift
India has more than 153 million elderly population today but no eldercare system. Public sector solutions are scattered and underfunded. Private sector solutions remain urban and niche. What will it take to shift from aspirations without architecture to an equitable functional eldercare system in India?
Explore whats coming up in this special series designed to chart the move to a functional eldercare system
theZURI Team
Aug 16, 20253 min read
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