Indian Society Part 7: Elderly, Disability and the Social Security Floor, Exam-Ready Notes

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Ageing plus disability rights plus the unorganised worker: the social security triangle.

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  1. Elderly file
  2. Disability file
  3. Floor instruments
  4. Revise in 30 seconds

Elderly file

  • 60+ share near 10.5% (2011) rising to about 20% by 2050; Maintenance and Welfare of Parents Act 2007 amended 2019.
  • NPHCE and Ayushman coverage; Atal Pension Yojana enrolment; Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana aids.

Disability file

  • RPwD Act 2016: 21 disabilities, 4% reservation in government jobs, 5% in education.
  • 2011 count 2.2%; survey-based estimates run higher; NSAP and DDRS pensions.

Floor instruments

  • e-Shram 30 crore registrants; Code on Social Security 2020 unifies 9 laws; gig-worker boards in Rajasthan (2023) and Karnataka (2024).

Revise in 30 seconds

  • RPwD 2016: 21 categories, 4% job quota.
  • e-Shram: 30 crore unorganised workers.
  • Rajasthan gig Act 2023 first of its kind.
  • Code on Social Security: 2020, unifies 9 laws.

Quick revision

  • 60+ share near 10.5% (2011) rising to about 20% by 2050; Maintenance and Welfare of Parents Act 2007 amended 2019.
  • NPHCE and Ayushman coverage; Atal Pension Yojana enrolment; Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana aids.
  • RPwD Act 2016: 21 disabilities, 4% reservation in government jobs, 5% in education.
  • 2011 count 2.2%; survey-based estimates run higher; NSAP and DDRS pensions.
  • e-Shram 30 crore registrants; Code on Social Security 2020 unifies 9 laws; gig-worker boards in Rajasthan (2023) and Karnataka (2024).
  • RPwD 2016: 21 categories, 4% job quota.