Abstract :
There is a Sanskrit phrase which says ?Pitru
Devo Bhao? and ?Matru Devo Bhav?, clarifies the emotion
associated with the parents. We all know that India has had
a long-standing custom of providing older persons a place
of respect in all basis of life. Still, the circumstances and
status of the older persons in the contemporary society is
being undermined due to various reasons including the
breakdown of the joint family system. But presently in the
nuclear family system, the care of the aged by children‘s as
burden. As a result of this, there is shifting of
responsibilities from family members to public or
commercial organizations. Hence different legislation and
welfare schemes and policies for older persons have been
evolved and implemented by the Government. The
objective of this paper is to analyse the support systems
offered by the Indian Constitution, law, agendas and
planning for the fine being of the older one.
Keyword :
Older individuals; Security in the Society; Constitutional rights; Policies; Plans; Programmes.