Thiruvananthapuram49 minutes agoAuthor: K A Shaji
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Annamma Jacob and picture of the vacant house in Kumbanad.
The most elderly in the country live in Kerala. Here 16.5% of the total population is the elderly (56 lakh people above the age of 60). Of these, 11% of people are 80 years or older. By 2031 they will be 25%. There are only elders left in many villages.
The Kerala Migration Survey report of the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMD) suggests that one of the 3.43 crore population of the state is at least one member of the house. There are locks in more than 12 lakh houses, so there are only elderly in more than 21 lakhs.
It has become such a serious issue for the state that the Kerala government finally formed Senior Civil Commission in March. It is the first commission of the country of its kind, which will only work for the rights, welfare and rehabilitation of the elderly. After all, why Kerala needed this commission, understand from this ground report …
There are 150 crore elderly people over 60 years of age in the country, there will be 34.7 crore in 2050 …
(Note: Statistics of the elderly in the total population. Source: India Aging Report)
| State | 2021 | 2036 |
| Kerala | 16.5% | 26% |
| MP | 8.9% | 14% |
| Rajasthan | 8.5% | 13.9% |
| Jharkhand | 8.3% | 12.9% |
| Maharashtra | 11.7% | 17.6% |
| Gujarat | 10.1% | 14.3% |
| Chhattisgarh | 9.1% | 14.1% |
| Himachal | 13.9% | 19% |
The elderly living alone find themselves Two ‘deserted villages’ in Kerala, where there are locks in half the houses, only the elderly live in the rest.
One is the village- Kumbanad of Pathanmatitta district and the other is Movatujuj of Ernakulam district. The Bhaskar team first reached Kumbanad. 76 -year -old Annamma met Jacob here. When asked him how do you take care of yourself? So bid-
I have money, but there is no one to take care. Husband died. The 50 -year -old son has been living in Abu Dhabi for 20 years. Software engineer daughter has been in Dubai for 30 years. Now our neighborhood has also been destroyed. One neighbor moved to Dubai, the other took the parents to Bahrain. 20 out of 40 are closed. The rest are people like us. There are all banks, ATMs, hospitals, but not young. In an emergency, we are the help of each other. If someone falls ill, only one of us informs the administration.
We meet at least one neighbor every morning
Other elders of the village said that there are schemes like Vyomitram, Saymprabha Home, from which we get a day-care, counseling, medical-nursing service home. We meet at least one neighbor every morning, so that the rest of the news is found. The same 68 -year -old Thomas Peter, who met in Muvatpuzha in Ernakulam district. Son and both daughters are in America. They told …
There are 1300 elderly in the village. Most Christian. Therefore, the church holds meetings twice a week, so that it remains match. Panchayats call a meeting of the elderly once a week.
25 thousand houses in 6 villages, 11118 closed
IIMD Chairman S.K. Irudaya Rajan says that there are 25 thousand houses in Kumbanad and 6 nearby villages. Of these, 11,118 are closed. Out of the rest, 96% are elderly. Kerala is getting deserted by the youth, because children are being born less, those who are born, they remain outside. If the elderly grow at this speed, by 2051, 40% will be the elderly. Here the society needs to change the mindset.
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