A study of awareness about policies, programs and legal provisions among the elderly’s living in BPL families

Abstract

In general, awareness includes a person's conscious efforts towards himself. In other words,awareness is the state of a person being aware of himself and his surroundings. The state of being conscious and aware of one's awareness is called self-awareness and is considered a higher form of awareness. Awareness means the state of being aware of an object or situation.Due to lack of awareness, people are sometimes deprived of their rights, duties and benefits.Among the various problems faced by the elderly, their lack of awareness about their rights is also a problem. Due to lack of awareness, many elderly people are not able to take advantage
of their property, rights and the facilities and services available to them.