Senior
Citizens National Protest Day-16-8-12 (SCNPD).
``Right
Every Wrong``
Satyamev Jayate
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.
Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Hon Minister
of Labour & Employment,
Government of India, Shram Shakti
Bhawan, Rafi Marg,
New Delhi 110001.
Dear Sir,
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.. No action appears to have
been taken in 13 years on various provisions in the Policy. Para 24 envisages
that some level of income security in old age should be provided by creating
employment in income-generating activities after retirement. Para 31 lays down
that career guidance training, orientation & support services should be
provided. Para 78 directs that potential of huge untapped resource of Elders
should be realized and they are enabled to make appropriate choices. Special
programmes are required to be designed & disseminated, so that they can
enrich & update their knowledge, integrate tradition with contemporary
needs and transmit more effectively Socio-Cultural Heritage to the Grand
Children. Ministry of Social Justice has
been requesting your Ministry through Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) agenda
2008-09 to take action on i)
identification of jobs suitable for
Elders, ii) Framing of job oriented training programmes etc.This has also not
been done.
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 you to take sincere and swift action 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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