Institutionalized Isolation Vs. Informal Precarity: The Socio-economic Dilemma of Aging – A Case Study of Old Age Populations in Thiruvananthapuram District

Author(s)	Dr. Shanu S
Country	India
Abstract	Kerala has the largest proportion of elderly population among Indian states. As the state’s population is greying naturally it is important that the society and amenities must turn ageing friendly. Kerala was one of the very first states to be implementing an Old Age Policy. It has further expanded its welfare provisions for the elderly through several other programmes like Vayomithram, Mandhahasam, Sayamprabha and so on. The provision of care is multi-staged, there is a household level, institutional level, and societal level. But as the informal care providers at household level i.e. the children, who are displaying a tendency to migrate out of the state and country, the demographic shift in the state’s population will raise concern. Loss of healthy, skilled human resource is a loss for any society. The only way to cope up with the challenges thrown at the state is by improving the general health and socio-economic conditions of the greying population.
Keywords	Care Economy, Population ageing, Migration and care, Elderly care Formal and informal care
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On	2026-06-01

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