Impact of ignoaps on selected beneficiaries in Coimbatore City Dr. Shobha K.*, Parameshwari C.** *Associate Professor of Economics, Government Arts College, Coimbatore, India **Ph. D. Scholar of Economics, Government Arts College, Coimbatore, India Online published on 9 February, 2018. Abstract Worldwide population reveals that currently, ageing is predominant in more developed regions (MDRS) in comparison to less developed regions (LDRS). However, the LRDS will also face the same demographic scenario in the not so distant future. Further, the gender dimension of ageing would also be evident by 2050. There will be significantly more women in comparison to men in the higher age cohorts due to increased life expectancy over their male counterparts. The increase in the number of elderly implies the need for supportive socio economic emotional and health infrastructure for which India seems unprepared, as it probably considers that ageing issues and elder care are part of the family domain and not a responsibility of the state (Charan Singh, 2015). Thus, by 2050, India would be in a similar position to todayမs developed world in terms of the share of the elderly in population (Suvalaxmi Chakrabarti, 2011). In order to improvise the welfare of the senior citizens the government of India has been implementing various policies and programmes from time to time. One such programme to help the senior citizens live a decent living is IGNOAPS. The impact of the various developmental policies programmes and institutional mechanism is to be gauged from the perceptible improvement in the socio economic status of old aged persons. The present study is an attempt to analyze the impact of the IGNOAPS (Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme) in Coimbatore City. Top Keywords Implementing, Demographic, Perceptible, Expectancy, Proportion, . Top |