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Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 23: India is rapidly becoming an ageing society. According to government population projections, nearly one in seven Indians is expected to be above the age of 60 by 2036. Maharashtra is also witnessing a major demographic shift, with the state’s elderly population expected to rise significantly over the coming decade. Doctors at Vencer Hospital say Pune and the PCMC region are already beginning to experience the realities of this transition, from rising loneliness among elderly citizens and increasing lifestyle diseases to mobility problems, visual impairment, and emotional isolation in increasingly nuclear family environments. To respond to…
