{
  "id": 6414709,
  "title": "With elderly population set to double by 2050, govt looks to step up healthcare, caregiving services",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/with-elderly-population-set-to-double-by-2050-govt-looks-to-step-up",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-09T10:58:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ETHealthworld",
    "slug": "ethealthworld",
    "url": "https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/policy/with-elderly-population-set-to-double-by-2050-govt-looks-to-step-up-healthcare-caregiving-services/133965576"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "\"Senior citizens today constitute a very large section of our country's population, and the number of senior citizens is increasing very rapidly. At present, their estimated population is around 16-17 crore. Over the next 20-22 years, it is likely to double,\" said Sudhansh Pant, Secretary in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}