The beginning of Year 2000 saw retirement communities for middle and upper middle-income group in Indian society talking root. Retirement communities were accepted as against the old age homes that were meant for the poor and destitute. Senior citizens, many of whose children went far away from their homes looking for greener pastures, felt the … Read more

Introduction: While real estate industry has been in existence from times immemorial, senior living or retirement communities came into vogue in India around year 2000. This came about to fulfill the requirement of services and care of the middle class people of India who were educated and whose children had migrated to countries abroad or went looking … Read more

With the implementation of GST, the senior citizens or the elderly segment of our population, many of whom are disabled due to advancing age or otherwise, are facing additional burden due to GST. Already, senior citizens do not get any concession for taxes that they pay except in IT, which is not much. They are … Read more

This was originally published in www.unmukt.in Interview of Col Achal Sridharan, Founder and Managing Director of CovaiCare with Unmukt.What was the idea behind the launch of Covai Care? After I took premature retirement from the army in 1995 and entered into real estate development business. In 2001, I created my company named Covai Property Centre … Read more