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.

Care financing is being redesigned across the world. Countries are testing innovative tools, from impact bonds to pooled national care funds. Explore the models in one place. The first in a 5 part series on Financing Caring Futures: Compendium Of Care Financing Instruments & potential pathways for India.

Part 2 of the Series - Invisible Infrastructure Underwriting India’s Economic Development looks at why India’s Care Financing Deficit is not just a policy oversight, it’s a structural risk. As public investment stagnates and private care costs soar, the burden falls unfairly on unpaid and underpaid labour. This article exposes the cracks in care financing and why investing in the care economy is essential for equity, productivity, and growth.

This article is the first in the 3-Part series on The Invisible Infrastructure Underwriting India’s Economic Development The trilogy also...

Across the world, countries are investing in care as infrastructure — to drive growth, create jobs, and stabilise their futures. India is missing the moment. In Part 3 of Invisible Infrastructure Underwriting India’s Economic Development series, the-ZURI explores global care strategy shifts and what they signal for India’s economic path.

In India alone, women perform an estimated 2.6 billion hours of unpaid care work every single day... Across most economies, including...

Care powers our economies, but remains invisible in our policies, budgets, and data. Caring Futures, a new 6-part ZURI Lever Inaugural Edition reframes care as economic infrastructure. Drawing on global models and India’s own realities, it offers a decision maker’s guide to designing equitable, resilient care systems.