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Review Studies of old-age homes in India are very rare. Even though, old age homes have been in existence for about 300 years, only recently have they caught the attention of researchers. The problems of inquiry also have been exacerbated by the lack of accurate information about the facilities. Four directories (Association for Senior citizen, 1992; Help Age India, 1995 & 2001; and Nair, 1995) reported between 325 and 354 homes. A Report on Study of Effectiveness of Social Welfare Programmes on Senior Citizen In Rural Rajasthan, Chhatisgarh, Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh (2011) the findings are (Pp: 63-67) • Old age Homes cater to the needs of those elderly who are unable to live by them and for those who have been abandoned by the family or are neglected and uncared for by their children. Old age homes provide and cater to the various needs of the elderly to spend the “evenings of their lives” with dignity and respect and not feel a burden to the society. • Old age home are not available in the rural areas except in the state of Gujarat where 89% of the respondents have said old age homes are available in the district. Similarly 4% & 3% in Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh respectively. Few of the respondents (1.5%) said old age homes are available in the districts in Rajasthan. • Old age homes are generally not available in the rural area, though Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is running the scheme for construction of old age home since long. This scheme is being implemented in urban area generally through NGOs. Therefore, it is recommended that under the scheme priority should be given to those NGOs who are ready to construct old age home in rural areas. A Report on Study of Effectiveness of Social Welfare Programmes on Senior Citizen in Rural Rajasthan, Chhatisgarh, Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh (2011) submitted to the Planning Commission Government of India by Sonali Public Shiksha Samiti (Pp: 3-13) the official statistics reveal that large segments of the elderly in India are illiterate, out of work force, partially or totally dependent on others and suffering from health problems or physical disabilities. A review of the Government of India Five Year Plans shows very limited and inconsistent concern for the older people. The only welfare measure for the elderly considered by the government until the Seventh Five Year Plan was the running of old age homes. The Eighth and Ninth Plans, however, incorporated fairly more specific and comprehensive welfare measures for the elderly such as provision of old age homes, day care centers, Medicare and no institutional services. However, the issue of older persons’ learning has not been given any importance in the government policies and programs. We have to understand the basic scenario of the older people in the country. In the Help Age India study (1995), of the 256 facilities responding, 162 were free, 30 were for pay and 64 served both, destitute and paying residents; 53 catered only to women. Fewer than 13,000 elderlies resided in these homes. According to a survey, carried out to evaluate old-age homes, Ramamurti & Jamuna (1997) found that the elderly, who are destitute, childless, uneducated and who have less desire to live with their children, opt for institutional care in ‘free homes’. While, Ara (1995), Jamuna (1997b) and Nalini (1997) found that the most common reasons for institutionalization of residents at ‘pay and stay’ homes are desertion by the family members, abuse by adult children, childlessness and elderliness own preferences to live away from children. In the mid-1990s a few studies were undertaken focusing on homes in specific states (Dandekar, 1996; Ramamurthi, Jamuna & Reddy, 1996; Irudaya Rajan, 2000; and Sandhu & Arora, 2003). These on-site studies emphasized resident satisfaction, quality of care and, to a lesser degree, management issues. To fill some gaps left by the earlier studies, a four month nationwide investigation was undertaken by Phoebe S. Liebig in 1997-1998, in which nearly 50 homes and 9 daycare centres were visited in six Indian states (Liebig, 2005). Some studies have discussed the proper role of old age homes (for e.g., Help Age India, 1995 & 2001). While, some have proposed a few standards for quality of care relevant to Indian homes (Shankardass 1995; and Dandekar, 1996). Chadha & Mangla (1991), Chadha & Arora (1995) and Malhotra (1996) have found that there are very large differences between the social involvement of persons, residing in old-age homes and those, staying at homes; satisfaction in elderly persons, residing in old age homes, is low (Nagpal & Chadha, 1991; Arora, 1995;and Dandekar, 1996). Liebig P S (2003), This article describes a study of 48 old age homes in different parts of India. All are run by non-governmental organizations, only one third with any government assistance. Free homes tend to be bigger and older but older people have less privacy and emphasize on occupational therapy and income generation activities. For pay homes have more privacy and western style facilities. The gradual increase of all old-age homes has given rise to debates about their appropriate roles in Indian Society and about their quality. .