Chandigarh Activity

A silent march by senior citizens

CHANDIGARH: More than 1,000 senior citizens marched through Sector 17, on Saturday as part of the nation-wide protest in support of their demand for a better deal for older people.

The protesters included several in the age group of 90 and above. Some even needed walking assistance or were on wheel chairs. The young generation also attended to show their solidarity with their grandparents.

The march was unique in many ways. For one, it was a silent one. No slogan, shouting and speeches. For another, it did not obstruct the roads and traffic flow was normal. The organizers, Chandigarh Senior Citizens' Association (CSCA) had in place an effective marshalling and control organisation to ensure that everyone new his/her position in the order of march.

Almost all the demands were on behalf of the deprived sections among them and asked for honest implementation of existing policies like National Policy on Older persons 1999, Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 and Indira Gandhi Old Age Pension Scheme.

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News from Janaseva PUne

Greetings from Janaseva Foundation, Pune!

On the occasion of Senior Citizens Protest Day on August 16^th, 2013, 35 – 40 representatives of Janaseva Foundation, ASCOP, FESCOM, ILC-I, Chaitanya Hasya Club, Bharatiya Yog Sansthan, Senior Citizen's wing of Bharati Vidyapeeth and University of Pune had a meeting with Mrs. Vaishali Bankar, Mayor of Pune and Additional Commissioner of Pune Municipal Corporation Shri Rajendra Jagtap, from 3.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. at Standing Committee Hall of Pune Municipal Corporation. As the municipal commissioner had to go to Mumbai he deputed the Additional Commissioner. We acquainted the mayor and the additional commissioner with the problems faced by the elderly and handed over to them the list of our demands and also requested them to make the city of Pune an Age Friendly City. Both the mayor and the additional commissioner listened to all the problems faced by senior citizens and promised to do everything within their power to solve the problems of senior citizens and to make their lives easier.

 

They also assured representatives of their cooperation to upcoming World Senior Citizens Day Celebration Programme – Anand Melava arranged on 3rd October 2013 at Shri Ganesh Kala Krida Manch, Nehru Stadium, Swargate, Pune, by Janaseva Foundation, Pune Municipal Corporation, University of Pune, Govt. of Maharashtra, Bharati Vidyapeeth, ILC-I, ASCOP, FESCOM, Pensioners Association, Chaitanya Hasya Club, Bharatiya Yog Sansthan etc.

 

Regards,

 

Dr. Vinod Shah, MD

Chairman

Janaseva Foundation, Pune

 

Memorandum to CM, AP

Concession in Bus Fare Demand in AP

Report from Lucknow

Fwd: [sss-global] Senior citizens demand maintenance grant

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Senior citizens demand maintenance grant
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, August 25 2013: As a part of the national protest day, the senior citizens of Manipur staged a sit-in-protest against non-provision of "'maintenance grant'' at Chingamakhong Bus Stand here today.

Talking to media persons on the sidelines of the protest demonstration, ex-Secretary of All Manipur Senior Citizens' Welfare Association B Sanamacha said that the Government must take up welfare measures for the senior citizens.

Senior citizens staging a sit-in to demand maintenance grant

The senior citizens have been demanding implementation of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 and also increase in pension amount of IGNOAP and RSBY.

The National Protest Day started from August 16 and would continue till August 31, he added.

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REpresentation to Transport Minister AP, from HYderabad on Protest Day

Sri.Botcha Satyanarayana,                                                                                            Secunderabad, Hon.Minister for Transport,                                                                                                                              A.P.Secretariat,                                                                                       

14^th August,2013                                             Govt of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad

Dear Sir,                                              

                                         Sub: Concessions  in ASRTC buses for senior citizens

                                  

 We are indeed thankful to you and the APSRTC  for actively considering the issue of concessions to senior citizens in bus fares of APSRTC buses. You were generous to make an announcements   in  November 2011 and subsequently that the senior citizens would be granted 50% concession in bus fares .The 70  lakh senior citizen population particularly the poor living in sub urban areas and villages felt happy that their long standing demand was conceded.                               

But we regret to bring to your notice that no formal approval from the Govt has come so far. We also learnt that the APSRTC board had approached the govt to grant 25% concession to all the senior citizens on all days and full concession on four national festival days and that the entire expense involved by granting these concessions would be met by APSRTC only, as per their letter quoted above .The matter therefore appears to be pending with the Govt the past 3 months Sir, We are deeply disappointed over the delay.      

This concession would greatly benefit the poor living in villages and sub urban areas as in these days of high cost of living, even a small concession would help them a lot. All the senior citizen welfare Associations have been requesting the state govt for this concession for the past 5 years and even the State plan of action on National policy on Older persons published by the government in 2004   on page 33 under APSRTC says, quote “Provide fare concessions to  senior citizens in  buses”

You are also aware that in many states bus concessions to senior citizens ranging between 25% to 75% are already being granted.               We therefore appeal to you to get 50% concession granted for senior citizens which is a long standing demand, for which the entire senior citizen population will remain thankful to you.

Yours faithfully,

V.Nageswara Rao)

Secretary General, Andhra Pradesh Senior citizens Confederation

On behalf of Joint action Committee of Senior citizen Welfare associations of Greater Hyderabad

behalf of Joint Action Committee of  Sr.Citizen Associations of Hyderabad. Welfare Associations of greater Hyderabad.