A recent survey, supported by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), across seven Indian states highlights that Maharashtra has maximum cases of abuse against senior citizens. One out of 10 people have reported how they have been ill-treated after they turned 60 years of age. The number of such cases are higher in rural areas. Verbal abuse is the primary form of violence, according to a front page report in this newspaper yesterday.

The statistics pointed to a dismally high number of older persons working out of financial necessity rather than choice, without pension or retirement facilities.