Government
CurrentAffairs Senior Citizens: During 2009-2010, financial assistance has been provided to NGOs for running and maintenance of 345 old age homes. Facilities provided in such old age homes include food, health care, clothing and recreation etc.
The National Policy on Older Persons (NPOP), 1999, envisages State support to ensure financial and food security, health care, shelter and other needs of older persons etc.
The Government enacted the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The Act provides for maintenance of parents/senior citizens by children/relatives made obligatory and enforceable through Tribunals, panel provision for abandonment of senior citizens, establishment of Old Age Homes for indigent senior citizens and adequate medical facilities and security for senior citizens;
The Government is implementing a Central Sector Scheme of ‘Integrated Programme for Older Persons’ (IPOP). Under the Scheme, financial assistance is provided to NGO’s for running and maintenance of OAHs, DCCs, MMUs etc.
In addition to the above, Government is also running Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS), where financial security in the form of pension is provided to elderly persons, above the age of 65 years, belonging to BPL families.
This information was given by Shri. D. Napoleon, the Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha
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Now a days an old age couple cannot lead their life at least Rs.10000/- per month . under eps1995 pension act pensioners are getting very low pension . when a non contributory i.e those who are have not contributed any amount to the govt are getting 50/% pension. The fate of the contributory i.e contribution from pf holdings to the pes pension is very bad. the pensioners under eps 1995 are getting very low pension which is not even sufficient to drink tea both times in day. At present there are nearly 4 (four) crores pensioners who are getting pension under eps 1995. Since the eps 1995 pensioners are in considerable voting power the govt of india have look and intervene in the matter for increasing the pennsion to the tune of RS.10000/- minimum and relief there on on par with DA hike.This is the mental agony of the eps 1995 pensioners and thjeir families. hence we pray the govt to raise the pension immediately .
The State and Central Governments give benefit to various categories of people financially, whereas there is no one to look into the EPF pensioners who hardly get anywhere between Rs.500-750 per month whereas minimum requirement is around Rs.10000/- Will the Government ensure a reasonable pension to EPF members already drawing pension as well 3% increase per year and for the future retirees, workout a formula for higher contribution in order to get reasonable pension when they retire.