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Rajnath Singh inaugurated 6th International Geriatric Orthopaedic Conference in AIIMS
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 6th International Geriatric Orthopaedic Conference in AIIMS New Delhi: Theme, Details, Highlights
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the 6th Conference of the International Geriatric Orthopaedic Society of India on 8th Sep 2018, at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi
The 6th International Geriatric Orthopaedic Conference theme was 'Low Calamity With Increasing Age And Activism'.
Rajnath Singh on the occasion appreciated the Ayushman Bharat Swasthya Yojana, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the benefit of the rural and the poor. Under this scheme, the government will provide affordable health facilities with the universal health insurance for the poor, needy people and their families, and especially the elderly.
Rajnath Singh also added this scheme will take care of the health problems of such old people. He said that we should keep a joint family culture because elderly people need emotional care in addition to physical care.
On this occasion, Health and Family Welfare Minister Shri Ashwani Kumar Choubey said that due to economic progress in India, the population of the elderly is increasing and this population will be 30 crore by 2050.
