Imphal, Oct 1 MNS/NNN: The social welfare minister AK Mirabai said it is inhumane to treat senior citizens badly. Atrocities on olders have been reported in this state. To reduce such incidents, it is necessary among us to make aware of the same.
The minister was speaking at the international olders day at Iboyaima Shumang Leela Sanglen today.
The govt. by taking up various schemes is trying the make senior citizens live happily. Every district has opened tribunal which will extend compensation to those older who were driven out from their respective houses. Altogether 16 old age homes have been set up in nine districts.
Mirabai said the state Government has recently initiated a policy to set up tribunals for elderly people in all the districts so that all these people, who have been forced out from their homes by their own children, can get suitable compensation through these proposed courts.
Mirabai said the Social Welfare Department has so far given pension to 72, 514 aged persons in the state under Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension scheme and another 45, 905 persons have availed pension under the state’s own similar scheme.
Admitting that elderly people are facing increasing harassment and maltreatment from their own children in the state, Mirabai said this type of ill-treatment and spite meted out to their own old parents is nothing but cruelty.
The minister was speaking on the occasion of International Day of Older Persons 2013 observed at Iboyaima Shumang Lila Shanglen, Palace Compound here. This year’s edition of the observation was held on the theme “The Future We Want; What Older Persons are Saying.”
She also called for a joint effort of the Government and the public to mitigate cases of elderly people in the state who have been victimised by their own children.
Informing that the Social Welfare Department has been taking up various schemes to take care of older people, Mirabai said the department has initiated a latest policy to establish tribunals in every district to deal with their cases so that they can get proper compensation.
She further informed a total of 16 Old Age Homes have been kept open by the Government in the all the nine districts of the state to nurture older people.
Many older persons from different parts of the state were honoured by presenting shawls on the occasion. Md Fajur Rahim, chairman, WAKF Board, Manipur, Yaiskul constituency MLA E Chand, Social Welfare Director L Ibobi, Manipur Women Commission chairperson Dr L Ibetombi, Manipur State Protection of Child Rights chairperson A Nabachandra were also present on the occasion.
Md. Fazrool Rahman, L. Ibobi, director, social welfare, Dr. M. Ibetombi, chairperson, MSWC and Nabachandra of Manipur state protection for child rights were the presidium members.
The day organized by Senior Citizen for society was also observed at Shija Hospital Langol.
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