The state has 42.35 lakh senior citizens living below the https://exam.pscnotes.com/POVERTY-line”>Poverty Line, yet the government does not run a single shelter house for the elderly.
According to a 2011 Population survey, the total number of senior citizens over the age of 60 is 57.91 lakh. This indicates that 73% ofKarnataka‘s elderly population is impoverished. They receive a monthly pension from the State Government and all haveBPLcards.
The poverty statistics was made available during the winter session in Belagavi in December. The data was presented in response to MLCTejaswini Gowda‘s concern about senior citizens.