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HDFC Capital, Primus team up for ₹2,000-crore senior living platform
HDFC Capital, Primus team up for ₹2,000-crore senior living platform
HDFC Capital and Primus Senior Living have partnered to create a senior living platform worth ₹2,000 crore across six Indian cities, including Bengaluru. The platform will develop institutional-grade retirement communities available in…
The Story in Brief
HDFC Capital and Primus Senior Living have partnered to create a senior living platform worth ₹2,000 crore across six Indian cities, including Bengaluru. The platform will develop institutional-grade retirement communities available in ownership and rental formats. Primus, a Bengaluru-based eldercare provider, aims to make senior living a mainstream asset class. India's senior population is projected to reach 34 crore by 2050, but the sector remains underserved, according to Vipul Roongta, CEO of HDFC Capital.
The Indian Opinion
The 'silver tsunami' narrative often paints seniors as a burden, but this deal flips the script: it treats them as a serious market. Yet the story is not quite a boom. Projections of 34 crore elderly by 2050 are well known; the missing piece is actual occupancy data. Plenty of high-end retirement projects sit half-filled. The real test will be whether these homes are bought, not just announced. Who is the target, overseas retirees or the middle-class Indian senior with limited savings?
Source: thehindu.com
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