The old age pension scheme for the elderly emerges as significant in ensuring a decent life after retirement, as India’s social security is constituted with many discourses to secure the well-being of various vulnerable groups. This framework has been identified as one of the major aspects by which the Indira Gandhi National Old-Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) has been incorporated into it under the broad National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) established in 1995.
To provide a monthly stipend for senior citizens who are financially weak, IGNOAPS was ...
