4 June : Hailing the Gujarat government’s decision to implement the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens’ Act, 2007, enacted by the Central government, president of the NGO – Dadadadi, Ms Sukhbir Kaur lamented the respective governments of states and the Chandigarh administration for not doing so in this part of the country.“The Act will go a long way in protecting rights of the senior citizens and imbibe moral obligations in the younger generation in the declining society,” the president argued in a meeting held at the society’s premises.
It is pertinent that the law has already been implemented in as many as 11 states – Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tripura, Orissa, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Delhi, Assam and Jharkhand.
If children or relatives are found to be neglecting or refusing to maintain a senior citizen, the Tribunal may order such children/relatives to pay a monthly allowance of Rs 5,000 to the senior citizen.
The President reaffirmed the society’s resolve to take up the matter strongly with highest authorities in the respective governments for implementing the Act.