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Senior citizens in India facing a number of problems and challenges, but the situation are worse in case of elderly women. In the countries around the world people aged 60 years and above, comprise less than 20 percent of the population in 2000 which will become 32 percent by 2050. The elderly progression is also related to family system, literacy and income of the aged. Due to reduction in fertility rate and adoption of small family norms, there is enhance in the percentage of old dependents. Aged people are mostly facing the lot of problems like loneliness, health and economic problems. Those are particularly visible among the elderly women. The healthcare industry has seen significant transformations during the previous several decades. Following the historic Declaration of Alma Ata on primary health care, the government has endeavoured to make specific and systematic measures to enhance public health. Thus, India has made significant strides forward in social metrics such as life expectancy, neonatal and child mortality, and literacy levels in recent years. People in rural regions and the elderly, on the other hand, are disproportionately affected by infectious illnesses; malnutrition and chronic health issues continue to account for the majority of disease burden. Moreover, the aged women are subjected several problems which are specifically related to their socio-economic well-being. This study intends to analyse the socio-economic and healthcare problems of elderly women in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu.