The study is both quantitative and qualitative in nature. The researcher has used both the primary and secondary data to assess the socio-economic and health situation of the rural elderly people. The researcher has tried to find out the causes of family change and to identify the problems confronted by the older persons. The study has explored the changing pattern of rural families that are adversely affected by the problems of livelihood and support system. The overt and covert dimensions of this problem emerging in this study will provide the policy makers inside in order to deal with old...