The laws relevant to persons with dementia are the following (Government of India, 2016; Ministry of Law and Justice, 2007; Ministry of Law and Justice, 2017; Kumar et al., 2019):

• The Mental Health Care Act (2017),
• The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act (2007),
• the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016

References:

Government of India. (2016). The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act. THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART II.

Kumar, C.T.S., Shaji, K.S., Varghese, M., Nair, M.K.C. (Eds) Dementia in India 2020. Cochin: Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India (ARDSI), Cochin Chapter, 2019. Available from: https://dementiacarenotes.in/dcnfiles/Dementia-in-India-2020.pdf

Ministry of Law and Justice. (2007). Maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens Act. Government of India.

Ministry of Law and Justice. (2017). The Mental Health Care Act 2017. Government of India. Available from: https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2017/175248.pdf