New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday said that India's elderly population is projected to witness a significant rise over the next decade and a half, highlighting the growing need for focused welfare measures for senior citizens.

Replying to query raised by Congress MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy in the Lok Sabha, Nityanand Rai, citing the findings of the Technical Group on Population Projections constituted by the National Commission on Population, stated that the number of people aged 60 years and above is expected to increase from 10.16 crore in 2011 to 22.74 crore in 2036, adding that their share in the total population is projected to rise from 8.4 per cent to 14.9 per cent during the same per...