Know about us
Serving the elder cause for over four decades
HelpAge India is a secular, not-for-profit organisation in India, registered under the Societies’ Registration Act of 1860. Set up in 1978, the organisation works for ‘the cause and care of disadvantaged older persons to improve their quality of life’. It runs healthcare, agecare, livelihood, disaster response and awareness initiatives throughout the country & advocates strongly for the elder cause. It became the first and only Indian organization to be honoured with the ‘UN Population Award 2020’ for its exemplary work in the field of ageing and population issues, and earlier in 2014, has been the recipient of ‘Vayoshreshtha Samman’ by Government of India, as an institution working for senior citizens.
HelpAge India’s motto is ‘Fighting isolation, poverty and neglect’.
Governing Body
HelpAge India is ably led by a strong Governing Body, whose members come from diverse backgrounds in public service, the corporate sector, philanthropy, and social service. They bring on board, their vast and in-depth experience and help, guide, and assist the HelpAge team, so elders can be best served to live a healthy & dignified life.
Mr. Kiran Karnik
Chairperson
Ms. Rumjhum Chatterjee
Vice Chairperson
Mr. Arun Nanda
Hon. Treasurer
Mr. J. C. Luther
Member
Mr. Arun Seth
Member
Radhika Bharat Ram
Member
Ms. Gita Nayyar
Member
Mr. Kaushik Dutta
Member
Mr. Sanjeev Kapur
Member
Mr. Rohit Prasad
Chief Executive Officer
About HelpAge India
HelpAge India envisions a society where the elderly have the right to an active, healthy and dignified life. It works through 26 State Offices across India, running numerous programmes on-ground, addressing elder needs and advocating for their rights. It strives to achieve this by taking a comprehensive approach to our programmes and interventions, ensuring seamless interlinkages between them and a holistic system of care for elders. The organisation’s programmes are focussed on direct impact in the areas of: Advocacy & Awareness, Agecare, Healthcare, Livelihoods & Disaster Management, Research & Policy.
HelpAge India reaches approximately 2 million disadvantaged elderly directly and indirectly every year. It collaborates with multiple stakeholders, including the government, corporates, educational institutions and social sector organizations in advancing its mission. In 2020, it became the first and only Indian organisation to be honoured with the ‘UN Population Award’ for its exemplary work in the field of ageing.
It runs numerous programmes on-ground, addressing elder needs and advocating for their rights, such as their right to Universal Pension, quality Healthcare, action against elder abuse and many more at a national, state and societal level with Central and State governments. It advocates for elder friendly policies and their implementation thereof. It played a major contributing role towards the formation of the National Policy on Older Persons in 1999 as well as the the promulgation of The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.
Executive Committee
HelpAge India’s senior management team operates from its Head Office in New Delhi
Rohit Prasad
Chief Executive Officer
Prateep Chakraborty
Chief Operating Officer
Paromita Thomas
Country Head
(HR Administration & Procurement)
Rajeshwar Devarakonda
Mission Head – Livelihoods & Emergencies
Imtiaz Ahmed
Mission Head – Agecare
Ritu Rana
Mission Head – Healthcare
Anupama Datta
Head - Policy Research & Advocacy
Sonali Sharma
Head – Communications
Kanchan Sen
Country Head - Resource Mobilisation and Marketing
Gulshan Sharma
Chief Financial Officer
Helpage India
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Awards & Recognitions
Through the years, HelpAge India’s work has been recognised by several organisations and institutions. We are thankful for their faith and belief in our services by giving us such an honour. It encourages us and instils a sense of belief that we are on the right path whilst reminding us of the great responsibility we carry toward the elderly of our society.