Senior
Citizens National Protest Day-16-8-12 (SCNPD).
``Right
Every Wrong`` Satyamev
Jayte.
M.V.Ruparelia, A503 Rashmi Utsav, Near Jangid
Estate & Vijay Park, Mira Road (E). District Thane, Maharashtra. 401
107. M.09821732855. E/Mail: mvrup@yahoo.co.in
To
Date: 1-8-12.
Kumari Selja, Hon Minister of Housing
& Urban Poverty Alleviation,
Government of India, Nirman Bhawan,
R.No. 101 C,Maulana Azad Road,
New Delhi 110001.
Dear Madam,
Sub:
Non-implementation of National Policy on Older Persons, 1999.
1. Government of India had announced
National Policy on Older Persons, 1999 on 13-2-99 with the approval of Cabinet.
Para 93 of the Policy directs
each Ministry to implement the aspects concerning them by preparing Five Year
and Annual Action Plan with targets. Para 18 of the Policy envisages that age
60+ is a phase, when individual should have chances and opportunities to lead
an active, creative, productive and satisfying life. Para 48 of the Policy lays down that Housing Schemes will earmark
10% of the houses, house sites for Elders. Elders will be given easy access to
loans for purchase of houses, repairs etc. As per para 49, layout of housing
colonies will have to respond to the life style of Elders etc. Para 50
encourages Group Housing for Elders. Para 61expects grants in aid to voluntary
organizations for providing subsidized housing to poor elders. Para 82 expects
policies to encourage younger generation to co-reside with elders and to be
given preference in allotment of houses, NGOs to be encouraged to provide in
house service to elders etc. There is provision for poverty alleviation of
Elders in urban areas etc. No action appears to have been taken in 13 years on
various provisions in the Policy.
2. We request you to look in to this sorry state of
affairs of non-implementation of Policy for benefit of 12 crore Elders of our
Country even after 13 years and request to issue Guide Lines to all concerned
as per various provisions concerning your Ministry. We observe that Elders of the Country are
repeatedly ignored by Central, State & Local Bodies and as such 12 crore
Senior Citizens have united and decided to observe 16-8-12 as National Protest
Day. In addition to demonstrations throughout the Country, thousands of ageing
& ailing Senior Citizens will undertake fast at various places on that day.
It is pity and shame for our Country, whose Culture is to respect the Elders,
that ailing Elders have to undergo fast and have to agitate for
non-implementation of an accepted Policy
for 13 years. We therefore request you to look in to this personally, sincerely
and swiftly.
3.
With your dynamic personality & tact of
handling all situations very efficiently, we are sure that you will do needful
quickly, sincerely and set an example on all Ministries by becoming First to
completely implementing National Policy concerning your Ministry.
4.
We request you to give us reply in terms of para
66 of Office Manual for this request, indicating your plan of action.
Thanking You,
Yours Sincerely,
(M.V.Ruparelia)
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