NITI Aayog has started discussions with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), World Health Organisation (WHO) and stakeholder ministries to firm up the blueprint for a national integrated policy on assistive devices, a senior government official told ET. India has an estimated 30 million persons with disability as per the 2011 census and over 5% of the people aged 60 years and above have some form of disability.
New senior citizens policy in the works after 25 years
India is developing a new senior citizen policy and amending the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 to address the needs