According to a survey carried out in 2021 in India, approximately 30 percent of elderly people received some form of monthly government pension as their primary source of income to support themselves through old age. By contrast, around 17 percent of elderly people had absolutely no form of income and were dependent on others in the family to support them.
Source of income among elderly population in India in 2021, by type
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