At 60 and after · Cross-cutting library
Growing older,
with the law on your side.
The maintenance your children owe you, a home no one can push you out of, the pension you earned, cashless care at 70, and a will that says what you meant — plus the scams built to reach your savings.
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14567
Elderline —
legal, medical & social help
legal, medical & social help
2007Senior Citizens Act
70+Health cover, no income test
§23A gift for care can be undone
15100Free legal aid line
How the law came to look after age
1995
Old-age pension
National Social Assistance Programme starts a central pension for the poorest elderly.
1999
National Policy
First national policy on older persons — income, health, shelter and protection.
2007
Senior Citizens Act
Maintenance from children and heirs, a tribunal to order it, and gifts for care made voidable.
2018
Living will
Supreme Court recognises the advance directive and the right to refuse futile treatment.
2021
Elderline 14567
A national helpline for older people — legal, medical and emotional support.
2024
Vay Vandana
Cashless hospital cover extended to everyone aged 70 and over, whatever their income.
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Every snap in this journey, as a list · 60
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- Old-age pension
- Senior Citizens Maintenance Act
- Maintenance under §125 BNSS
- Old-Age Homes & Standards
- Elder Abuse Protection
- Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA)
- Property rights
- Police Complaints
- When police refuse to register an FIR
- Pension (EPS)
- PF higher pension & withdrawal
- EPF & UAN
- NPS & Pension
- Unified Pension Scheme (UPS)
- Gratuity
- Widow Pension
- Atal Pension & Senior Citizen Schemes
- PPF & Small Savings
- Ayushman Vay Vandana (70+)
- Ayushman Bharat (PM-JAY)
- Senior Citizen Healthcare
- Health Insurance Claims
- Claim Rejection & Appeal
- Insurance ombudsman
- Overbilling
- Access to Medical Records
- Indian Succession Act (Wills)
- Registering a Will
- Probate & Executor
- Living Will & Passive Euthanasia
- Intestate — Dying Without a Will
- Hindu Succession Act
- Muslim Succession Basics
- Legal Heir & Succession Certificate
- Nominee & Joint Accounts
- Gift Deed & Settlement
- Gift Deed vs Will
- Power of Attorney
- Property Partition
- Encumbrance Certificate
- Khata / Patta & Mutation
- e-Khata & Digital Property Records
- What a 'digital arrest' really is
- AI voice-clone scams
- Phishing & OTP scams
- AePS & Biometric Fraud
- Ponzi & Chit Fund Scams
- Home-Repair & Service Scams
- Reporting — 1930 Helpline
- Unauthorised transaction — zero liability
- RBI Ombudsman Scheme
- Unclaimed Deposits & UDGAM
- KYC & Account Freezing
- Free Legal Aid — Who Qualifies
- Lok Adalat
- Mediation Act 2023
- Jurisdiction — Which Court
- e-Courts & Case Status
- Consumer Courts
