Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Senior Citizens National Protest Day-16-8-12 (SCNPD)Information & Broadcasting,


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: 2-8-12.
Smt. Ambika Soni, Hon Minister of Information & Broadcasting, 
Government of India, R.No. 560, A Wing, Shastri Bhawan, Dr Rajendra Pd Road,  
New Delhi 110015.

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 70 lays down that issues pertaining to Elders will be highlighted every year on 1st October. Your Doordarshan & All India Radio have been doing this but it has not been effective in bringing all issues to the notice of Society and Government Authorities. Most of the issues have remained, as they were. Being World Elders Day, more programmes for longer time at pre declared times may help. Now that 15th June having been declared World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, more programmes on that day are also necessary, Moreover, Radio having become less popular, programmes on all channels of Doordarshan are necessary. Cooperation of all Newspapers and private TV Channels is also absolutely necessary, as para 88 & 89 lays down creative use of entire Media for highlighting continuously the changing situations of Elders, active ageing, intergeneration bonds etc. Your Ministry has to lay down Policy/Law/Act for  entire Media/informal & traditional communication channels of the Country to give all issues and various provisions in para 88 & 89 of Policy, every day/week, as you may decide. You have to prepare orientation programmes on ageing for interaction of entire Media including your staff and achieve the awareness in Society and Government machinery. Ministry of Social Justice has been requesting you through Inter Ministry Committee (IMC) agenda and meetings to play a more active role in educating the Society about all issues relating to Senior Citizens, giving special slots, more awareness programmes, keeping the concerns of elders in constant Public Focus. Though programmes are given on radio & Doordarshan, it has not brought the required result. Only one episode of Satyamev Jayate has brought lot of awareness. Pre advertised and pre fixed slots and participation of entire Media including Bollywood, Newspapers & all TV channels are to be tapped and encouraged/instructed by your Ministry.
2.      We request you to look in to this very important aspects of life of our elders by expeditious and sincere implementation of Policy for benefit of 12 crore Elders of our Country, you also being one of us. 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 & pleasant 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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