APSRTC offers 25% concession to senior citizens

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Deccan Chronicle. 9/11/2011 p3

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APSRTC offers sops to Senior Citizens

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) has decided to give 25 percent concession to senior citizens in all its bus services.

The corporation would also procure 4000 new buses by March 2012, Chairman M.

Satyanarayana said at a board meeting held on Tuesday at Bus Bhavan.

He said that the corporation had resolved to provide 50 percent concession to retired employees and their families, on all services.

He said that an additional over-bridgewould be built from Rangmahal near Chaderghat to the bus station at a cost of Rs 9 crore to ease traffic congestion at the Mahatma Gandhi Bus station.

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) would provide free cellphones to all employees, and better toilets facilities at a cost of Rs 3 crore, he added. It was also decided to provide more floors at the Tarnaka hospital and better medical facilities for workers.

APSRTC Managing Director B. Prasada Rao, other board directors and NMU working president Nageswara Rao were present at the meeting.Dr P Vyasamoorthy, 30 Gruhalakshmi Colony Secunderabad 500015 Ph 040-27846631 / 9490804278.My blog: http://vyasa-kaaranam-ketkadey.blogspot.com/

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NEW NATIONAL POLICY FOR SENIOR CITIZENS COMING SOON

Heartening to note many positive points including Ration for all BPL seniors, separate department, more OAP for the disabled etc.

New national policy for senior citizens coming

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A new National Policy on Older Persons, incorporating a range of welfare measures and an institutional framework for effective implementation, is expected to be unveiled soon.

The policy will be based mostly on the Draft National Policy on Senior Citizens, 2011 headed by V. Mohini Giri, Union Minister for Social Justice & Social Welfare Mukul Wasnik said on Wednesday. He was presiding over a meeting of the National Council for Older Persons here. As of now, the policy announced in 1999 is in vogue.

The Dr. Giri committee recommendations include extension of the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme to all senior citizens living Below the Poverty Line and enhancing the monthly pension to Rs.1,000, to be revised at intervals to prevent its deflation due to higher cost of purchase.

Senior citizens would be given an additional pension in case of disability and loss of adult children. The Public Distribution system would reach out to all BPL senior citizens.

Taxation policies would reflect sensitivity to the senior citizens' financial problems which are aggravated by very high costs of medical and nursing care, transportation and support services needed at homes.

The draft policy envisages the Ministry establishing a "Department of Senior Citizens," which will be the nodal agency for implementing programmes and services, and the National Policy on Senior Citizens, 2011. Besides, a national commission for senior citizens at the Centre and similar bodies at the State level will be constituted. At Wednesday's meeting, the council members, emphasised the need for an effective implementation mechanism. They also felt the need for generation of awareness of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 at the State and grass-roots levels, according to a Ministry statement.

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