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Context: NITI Aayog released a landmark report titled Reimagining Care: Strategies for Empowering Caregivers in Viksit Bharat@2047. About The Report: Reimagining Care in Viksit Bharat@2047: According to the World Health Organization (WHO) definition adopted in the report, caregivers are individuals who provide physical, emotional, and social support to people who cannot independently perform activities of daily living due to age, chronic illness, or disability.
Prelims: Social Issues — institutions, terminology and factual features connected with the development.
Mains: GS-1 — contemporary application of the relevant syllabus theme.
Current–static link: Revise the underlying institution, policy or concept together with this development.
Current Indian Landscape of Caregivers: Rapid Demographic Aging: India’s elderly population (60+ years) stood at 149 million (10.5% of total population) in 2022 and is projected to reach 347 million (20.8%) by 2050, massively expanding long-term care needs.
Extreme Disparity in Unpaid Care: According to the Time Use Survey, Indian women spend an average of 299 minutes per day on unpaid domestic and caregiving duties compared to only 97 minutes by men.
Expanding Market Size: The Indian care services market was valued at USD 29.62 billion in 2023 and is expanding at a CAGR of 13.76% to reach USD 72.31 billion by 2030.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) definition adopted in the report, caregivers are individuals who provide physical, emotional, and social support to people who cannot independently perform activities of daily living due to age, chronic illness, or disability.
Formal Caregivers: Trained professionals (such as personal care aides, home health aides, and geriatric assistants) who deliver non-medical or clinical support in homes, hospitals, or institutional care facilities for remuneration.
Informal Caregivers: Family members, friends, or community volunteers who provide unpaid, non-formal long-term care to dependents.
Current Indian Landscape of Caregivers:
Rapid Demographic Aging: India’s elderly population (60+ years) stood at 149 million (10.5% of total population) in 2022 and is projected to reach 347 million (20.8%) by 2050, massively expanding long-term care needs.
High Prevalence of Disability: Over 26.8 million persons with disabilities (2.21% of the population) rely on family or professional support, with 21 benchmark disability categories defined under the RPwD Act, 2016.
Extreme Disparity in Unpaid Care: According to the Time Use Survey, Indian women spend an average of 299 minutes per day on unpaid domestic and caregiving duties compared to only 97 minutes by men.
Context: NITI Aayog released a landmark report titled Reimagining Care: Strategies for Empowering Caregivers in Viksit Bharat@2047.
About The Report: Reimagining Care in Viksit Bharat@2047:
Distinguish the immediate development from the permanent mandate or structure of the institution concerned.
Revise exact names, dates, locations and legal or institutional terms from the source points; do not infer facts not stated there.
Examine the significance of “The Report: Reimagining Care in Viksit Bharat@2047”. Discuss its key implications and the way forward.
Begin with the immediate development and identify the central institution or policy issue.
End with a balanced, institutionally feasible way forward without making claims beyond the available evidence.