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Haryana CM Hooda gives 10 lakh donation to AISCCON

by JAGAT on OCTOBER 25, 2010

Haryana CM Bhupender Singh Hooda concluded his appearance at the AISCCON conference with a surprise announcement of a large personal donation of 10 lakhs to the confederation to help it develop its program.

Hooda said, furthermore, that the Haryana government has undertaken numerous different programs for the benefit of the elderly, through which they can both get self respect and also make a living. "All Indians should be ready to give up their lives for their mothers and the motherland."

He said that the elderly might be physically weak, but their experience and blessings are powerful. We are able to face life's greatest difficulties by making use of their experience. "Those who don't respect the dignity of the elderly can never make progress," he said. "Our forefathers suffered all through their lives and even went to prison so that the light of freedom could shine for us. We must show respect for their heroism."

The local MLA Pradeep Mathur said that old age is that last stage of life, when people are in fact most needed by their families. But due to current conditions they are being left on their own. "The time has come when under the leadership of this institution the elderly throughout the country get organized and become strong so that they can get the respect they deserve."

Confederation director R.N. Mittal said that the life of the elderly is the result of a long struggle, which results in an experience by which society can take direction.

Various lifetime achievement awards and so on were given out. In particular, Vrindavan painter Kanhai Chitrakar and industrialist Suresh Nanda were singled out for awards.

The Congress is the party of economic development

Afterward in a press conference, Hooda said that the Congress is the party of development, whereas the opposition parties are mired in the politics of divisiveness. "They have not been able to digest the success of the Commonwealth Games," he said, "The success of the Games has given the world a new image of India. But the opposition parties are frustrated by this and so have focused exclusively on the loss of hundreds of crores to corruption."

"But people have become fed up with the politics based on religious divisions. What they now want is economic progress. Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and other states under Congress governments are making great strides economically. The Bihar elections stand to be shock everyone."

Offering his respectful obeisances to the holy land of Vrindavan, he said that Lord Krishna had his pastimes here. Coming here had given him a feeling of otherworldly joy. Earlier in the day, he had gone for darshan of Banke Bihari where temple sevaits Amit and Jugal Goswami engaged him in puja of the Lord. Then he had visited Kanhai Chitrakar's galleryof devotional art on Chatikara Road, where he admired his great talent.

The society's elderly show the way: Guru Sharanananda

Also speaking at the 10th annual AISCCON convention held at Akshaya Patra, on Saturday, Karshni Gurusharanananda Maharaj said that the elderly are our society's capital. "The young must learn the way to live from society's seniors. By following the path that they teach, children will go on to have a bright future. The elderly are not helpless, but have their own strengths. Though their experience and blessings, they educate and refine the young."

He said that those who serve and respect their elders are never unhappy in their lives. We should understand that our elders are a priceless treasure and serve them. This is the teaching of Indian culture.

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Some notes on 10th Annual AISCCON CONFERENCE

Some Salient points about Tenth Annual Conference of All India Senior Citizens Confederation (AISCCON)  held at Mathura, UP from 21^st to 24^th October 2010

 

The tenth Annual Conference of All India Senior Citizens Confederation (AISCCON) held in collaboration with the Senior Citizens Welfare Association, Mathura and which recently concluded at Brindaban, UP , was a phenomenal success in many ways.

 

The All India Senior Citizens Confederation (AISCCON) is the largest national organization with a membership base of 7 lakh members from different states and union territories in India. It is head quartered in Navi Mumbai. It is actively engaged in various welfare activities for Senior Citizens and advocacy with authorities on their concerns and problems.

 

 It has been organizing regularly for the past ten years (since 2001) an annual conference on various themes concerning older persons with a participation of more than 700 to 800 delegates from all over India. This time more than 1400 delegates from every nook and corner of India gathered to discuss problems faced by Senior Citizens, especially women. HelpAge and Department of Science and Technology partly sponsored the event. Very popular MLA from Mathura, Sri Pradeep Mathur, was a pillar of great support.

 

Dignitaries who graced the Conference included: Sri BL Joshi, Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Sri Bhupendra Singh Huda Chief Minister of Haryana, Sri Pradeep Jain, Minister of State, Rural Development, GOI, and Sri Sabarwal, President Emeritus of HelpAge India. Sri Napolean, Minister of State, Social Justice and Empowerment, who had confirmed his participation, could not make it at the last moment. Well known for his sympathy towards senior citizens in Haryana, Sri Huda promised a donation of Rs 10 lakhs to the All India Senior Citizens' Confederation [AISCCON]. Sri Mathur, MLA, was with us throughout the confeference.

 

Several resolutions were passed during this historic meet on important issues like: Implementation of National Policy on Older Persons, fully subsidized health insurance for BPL and on graded sharing basis for APL category of older persons, implementation of Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens' Act by all states without further delay, increasing Old Age Pension to Rs 1000 per month from the current Rs 400 per month, concessions in Bus and Train travel, separate Ministry exclusively for Senior Citizens, parity in payment of pension to retirees of Central and State Government and Public Sector undertakings, etc.

 

A very important decision which was taken was to urge the Government to provide subsidized health care to widow senior citizens irrespective of whether they belong to BPL or APL category.  This decision was taken in view of the rampant negligence of the health care of widows. Welfare of older women was the central theme of the conference.

 

Another important resolution was to ask the Government to provide fully subsidized health care to the BPL inmates of Old Age Homes and payment of Old Age Pension to all those who are eligible; in short their wellbeing should be the National responsibility.

 

Immediately after the conference, a delegation led by Sri RN Mital, President of AISCCON and Sri Pradeep Mathur, MLA Mathura, met Smt Sonia Gandhi. Appearing to be fairly well informed of senior citizens' issues and problems, she promised to look into the possibility of setting up a separate Commission for Senior Citizens Welfare. AISCCON had been demanding that a separate Ministry and a Commission to be set up exclusively for Senior Citizens. She was also very positive about affordable health insurance for older people and the implementation of various schemes for the welfare of Senior Citizens.  

 

The delegation also called on the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. 

 

It may not be out of place to mention that the softening of the Central Government towards problems of Senior Citizens is probably the consequence of Senior Citizens National Protest Day observed on August 16^th all over India and that was widely covered by the press and electronic media.

 

 

This Note has been jointly written by Sri RN Mital and Dr P Vyasamoorthy

Tenth National Conference of AISCCON, Mathura

10^th National Conference of AISCCON
at Akshaya Patra on Chatikara (on N.H.2)
Vrindavan Road, Vrindavan, Mathura, (U.P.)
October 21-24, 2010

Organized by:

Varishtha Nagrik Kalyan Samiti, Mathura (Regd.)

Contact Addresses

1. Shri. Pradeep Mathur, MLA (Mathura Vrindavan)

Chairman, Reception Committee

A-ll, Krishna Nagar, Mathura - 281004 (U.P.)

Cellphone: 09412279150

2. Shri. Nand Kishore Agrawal (Barleywale)

President, Varishtha Nagrik Kalyan Samiti,

Barley Factory Compound, Opp. Mukund
Vihar, Masani, Mathura 281 003

Cellphone: 094127 26644

3. Shri. Jagdish Asthana

Gen. Secretary, Varishtha Nagrik Kalyan Samiti,

L-45, Mahavidya Colony(II),
Mathura 281003Cellphone: 09219169344
Email: mathura@gmail.com

4. Shri. D. N. Chapke

Secretary General, AISCCON

A/80l-802, Neel Sidhi Splendour
Sector 15/ CSD Belapur,
Navi Mumbai 400614

Telephone: 022-27566325,
Cellphone: 09822 21224

5. Er. Jitendra Bihari Saxena

Treasurer, Varishtha Nagrik Kalyan Samiti,HIG 3, Mahavidya Colony (I),
Mathura 281003 Ph.: 05652421247

Website: www.aisccon.org

10th National Conference of AISCCON
Mathura on October 21^st to 24^th

PROGRAMME [It is subject to change]

Thursday, the 21^st October, 2010

11.30 AM: Inaugural session

Welcome:

Shri Pradeep Mathur, MLA, Chairman, Organizing Committee of the 10^th Annual AISCCON Conference

Objectives of the Annual Conference:

D.N.Chapke, Secretary General, AISCCON

Inauguration

: His Excellency the Governor of Uttar Pradesh

Presidential Address:

Shri RN Mital, President, AISCCON

Keynote Address:

Padmashree MM Sabharwal, HelpAge India

Address by the Chief Guest

: His Excellency the Governor of Uttar Pradesh

Vote of Thanks:

Shri Nand Kishore Aggarwal, President, Varishtha Nagrik Kalyan Samiti, Mathura

1.30 PM to 2.30 PM Working Lunch

Sight Seeing - Vrindaban Darshan Tour at Delegates’ Cost

Friday, the 22nd October 2010

10.30AM to 12.00PM - 1st Session -
Successful Protest Day - what next?

12.00PM to 01.30PM - 2nd Session

Social and Health Security for Senior Citizens.

01.30PM to 02.30PM - Working Lunch

02.30PM to 04.00PM - 3rd Session
Planning, Categorisation and Monitoring of Old Age Homes

04.00PM to 04.30PM - Tea

04.30PM to 07.00PM

Meeting of Central Council of AISCCON

Saturday, 23^rd October 2010:

07.00 a.m.	–	Moming Spiritual Pravachan
08.00 a.m.	–	Breakfast
10.00 a.m.	–	Inaugurai Session of the Seminar
11.30 a.m.	–	National Seminar on Older Women in india - Development Challenges (Seminar is supported by HelpAge India)
SessionI 11.30 a.m.	–	Demographic, Psycho-social & Economic Environments of Older Women and their contribution to family caring and family mentoring roles.
1.00 to 2.00 p.m.	–	Working Lunch
SessionII 2.00 to 3.30 p.m.	–	Current status of quality of life of Older Widows in India.
SessionIII 3.30 to 5.00 p.m.	–	Integrating Gender equality strategies in development programmes for older persons
5.00 to 5.30 p.m.	–	Tea Break
SessionIV 5.30 to 7.00 p.m.	–	Areas for future research in empowerment of Older Women.
7.00 to 8.30 p.m.	–	Cultural Programme
8.30 p.m.	–	Dinner

Sunday, 24^th October 2010

7.00 a.m.	–	Morning Spiritual Pravachan
8.00 a.m.	–	Breakfast
		National Seminar on Technology to enhance quality of life of Older Women in India (Support requested from the Deptt. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.)
Session - I
9.30 a.m. to 11 .00 a.m.	–	Older Women as workers / entrepreneurs & Technology
Session - II
11.00 to 12.30 a.m.	–	Older Women as Domestic Managers & Technology.
12.30 to 1.30 p.m.	–	Working Lunch
Session - III
1.30 to 2.30 p.m.	–	Older Women as Community Managers & Technology
Session - IV
2.30 to 4.00 p.m.	–	Older Women as Individuals and Technology for safety, security, healthcare and recreation
4.00 to 4.30 p.m.	–	Tea Break
4.30 to 6.00 p.m.	–	AISCCON-Open Forum - Resolulions
6.00 to 7.30 p.m.	–	Valedictory function
8.00 p.m.	–	Dinner

Monday, 25^th October2010:
Vrindaban and Agra Darshan Tour (At Delegates' Cost)

Delegate fee, Reception Committee Membership fee and Accommodation charges (non-refundable)

(i) Each participant will pay a Delegate Fee of Rs. 500/; or Participants seeking membership of the Reception Committee will need to pay Rs. 1000/- (it includes Delegate Fee + Non-AC shared room).

(ii) Accommodation will be provided for a package of 3 days (Oct. 22 afternoon to Oct. 25 afternoon) under two categories:

Non-Airconditioned shared room for Rs. 400/-, and Air-condlttoned shared room for Rs. 750/-.

Accommodation is available in:

(i) Sri Chitrakut Akhand Satchidanand Ashram at the venue of the Conference (Non-AC rooms);

(ii) Sri Krlshna-Sudama Dham, Raman Reti Road, Opp. Jagat Guru Dham, VRINDAVAN at 5 mInutes walk from the Conference ven ue (AC & Non-AC rooms) Phones: 0565-2540851, 3204701, 3204702;

(iii) Sri Sukh Dham Bhavan, Keshav Dham Road, Chatikara Marg , VRINDAVAN at 5 minutes walk from the Conference venue (AC & Non-AC rooms: Cellphones: 9568551111, 9568561111.

Subject to availability, it will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. The three places are at a distance of 15 krns. from the Mathura Junction The hosts will make arrang ements to guide/take you to the venue in the organized transport. Those coming from Delhi by road are advised to take a left turn at the Vrindavan corner before Mathura. In case you are arriving at an odd hour or are unable to locate the hosts, group transport is available outside the station in the form of Vikram auto at a cost of Rs. 50/- per passenger.

Snacks or meals taken on October 22, available nearby, would be paid for by the delegates.

Please send Demand Draft payable in Mumbai in favour of "AISCCON" for the total amount to-

Shri P.S. Kshetramade, Plot No. 164, Lane 08, Sec. 17, Nerul (E), Navi Mumbai 400 706. • Mob.: 99877 60849 or remit directly to the credit of:

SB A/C No.012310110002757 with Bank of India (Nerul Branch , Navi Mumbal) and Inform him.

Vrindavan is likely to be pleasant in the last week of October; you are advised to carry a sweater or a shawl for the evening hours. The local hosts will advise you on the subject of sight seeing including visits to the temples . These include:

•Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi
•Dwarkadheesh Temple
•Govind Dev Temple
•Rangaji Temple
•Banke Bihari Temple
•Radha Ballabh Temple
•Madan Mohan Temple
•Pagal Saba Temple
•Nidhi Van Temple
•Iskon-Krishna Balaram Temple
• Barsana

• Radha-Krishna Temple located In Akshay Patra Complex, where mid-day meal is cooked and delivered to some 2 lakh children in the nearby schools daily.
• Govardhan and
• Taj Mahal at Agra (50km from Mathura)

There is plenty of education and fun awaiting you at Vrindavan Conference.

Please book your ticket early to avoid any inconvenience.

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