Government policies and programmes for elderly women in India: A special reference to indira gandhi national old age pension scheme in slums areas of Aligarh

There are various policies and programs being run by the government of India for uplifting the status of the citizens. This paper focuses on the policy that has been particularly introduced for the betterment of elderly people named Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme popularly known as ‘Vridhdha Pension’. The main aim of this study is to gather information about the implementation of this scheme on elderly women in slum areas of Aligarh city and the behaviour of the people of the concerned departments towards them. 40 elderly women were selected randomly from slum areas for this study. Interview schedule was used for data collection. The analysis of the data results in the view that there are a number of impediments in the way of receiving the pension and in approaching the concerned authorities