The purpose of this survey was to study the biomechanical characteristics of the elderly over 60 years of age. A sample of 27 elderly people, 11 males and 17 females, in the age range of 60 years to 88 years, from elderly homes in Delhi and Mumbai were tested using standardised instruments. Various biomechanical characteristics were studied and recorded. India is in a phase of demographic transition. As per the 1991 census, the number of elderly people in India was 57 million, as compared with 20 million in 1951. There has been a sharp increase in the number of elderly people between 1991 and 2001, and it has been projected that by the year 2050, the number of elderly people will rise to about 324 million. Over the past decades, India’s health programmes and policies have been focusing on issues like population stabilization, maternal and child health, and disease control. However, current statistics for the elderly in India give a prelude to a new set of medical, social, and economic problems that could arise if a timely initiative in this direction is not taken by the programme managers and policy makers. There is a need to highlight the medical and socio-economic problems that are being faced by the elderly people in India, and strategies for bringing about an improvement in their quality of life also need to be explored.