SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROBLEM OF AGED PERSON: A STUDY OF ATELI NANGAL MAHENDERGADH.

The present study is carried out in Mohindergarh district randomly with the help of lottery method. Mohindergarh district has six blocks namely: Narnaul, Mohindergarh, Ateli, Nangal Choudhary, Kanina and Satnali. We randomly selected one block i.e. Ateli for study purpose. In the Ateli block, there are 72 villages. Out of these 72 villages, we randomly selected Ateli Nangal village. The population of the Ateli Nangal is 2235 which includes 700men, 540 women, and 995 children. Village has 335 households. Data have taken from every third household from the list procured from the Panchayat office. Every third household means around 118 households made our sample. Thus, in all interviewed 86 persons who include males and females of the household. The data revealed that out of total 86 respondents, majority of them belonged to man respondents. Regarding age, majority of the respondent belonged to age group between 60-69 years. Most of the respondents were married. Regarding occupation, mostly respondent were engaged in agriculture occupation in the past. Regarding caste, majority of the respondent belonged to Ahir caste. It further analysed that majority of the respondents were illiterate. The problem of the old is their economic position, the reduction or loss of income during old age. Pensions, majority of the respondent were receiving old age pension (63.95 per cent).