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What India Needs To Do Urgently To Support Its Ageing Population

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Representative Image Nushaiba Iqbal   Noida, Uttar Pradesh : India’s workforce will be middle-aged: The median age will increase to 38 in 2050 from 30 in 2025, according to   projections   made by the longitudinal ageing study in india (LASI). This is part of the   demographic transition  process, in which the number of births and deaths fall. When the birth rate remains constant as death rates of both children and the elderly decline, the population experiences a bulge (and an economic boom). However, if the birth rate falls, the number of working age people reduces and the proportion of the elderly increases. The proportion of elderly is increasing in the less developed nations, with about eight in 10 of the world’s elderly people expected to be living in developing nations in 2050. This causes a change in the   age-dependency ratio , which has consequences for the allocation of resources towards education, healthcare and social security for the populatio...
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How Did Celebrity MPs Perform In The 17th Lok Sabha?

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  Image Credit: X/lokSabhaSectt Md Kaifee Alam New Delhi:   Celebrity members of parliament (MPs) such as film stars, sportspersons and singers logged lower attendance, participated in fewer debates, asked fewer questions and introduced fewer private members’ bills in the 17th Lok Sabha, an   IndiaSpend   analysis of government data shows. For this analysis, we considered 19 MPs based on the profession they had listed in their election affidavit. These professions include actor/actress, singer-actor, artist, sportsman, director, folk singer, and other variations of these professions. In the outgoing Lok Sabha, most celebrity MPs (10) belonged to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), followed by five MPs in the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC). As per a  report  by PRS Legislative Research, this Lok Sabha held a total of 274 sittings, which is the lowest number ever for a full five-year term. Only four Lok Sabhas had fewer sittings, but all of them were disso...
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How Did Celebrity MPs Perform In The 17th Lok Sabha?

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  Image Credit: X/LokSabhaSectt Md Kaifee Alam New Delhi:   Celebrity members of parliament (MPs) such as film stars, sportspersons and singers logged lower attendance, participated in fewer debates, asked fewer questions and introduced fewer private members’ bills in the 17th Lok Sabha, an   IndiaSpend   analysis of government data shows. For this analysis, we considered 19 MPs based on the profession they had listed in their election affidavit. These professions include actor/actress, singer-actor, artist, sportsman, director, folk singer, and other variations of these professions. In the outgoing Lok Sabha, most celebrity MPs (10) belonged to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), followed by five MPs in the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC). As per a  report  by PRS Legislative Research, this Lok Sabha held a total of 274 sittings, which is the lowest number ever for a full five-year term. Only four Lok Sabhas had fewer sittings, but all of them were disso...
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