Sunday, 15 August 2010

GRIEVANCES OF SENIOR CITIZENS IN INDIA

Several times it has been requested by sending resolutions from the side of Senior Citizen Forums, State of Himachal Pradesh, that the Government of India has created parity to the Senior Citizens in the country. The Senior Citizen are allowed 30% rebate in the fare in Indian Railways at the age of 60 years but the rebate in Air Flights and Income Tax  this concession is allowed at the age of 65 years of age. This parity of age in respect of senior citizens should be removed and the age of sixty years may be fixed for all type of concessions to this class of persons in the country. The matter has been raised and brought to the notice of the Government of India severa times through sending communications from different platforms set up for the benefits of the Senior Citizens, such as Age Care India, International Senior citizen's All India Association and other several forms in India at different States and U.Ts. It seems that the Government India is not taking any notice of such type of grievances by removing the age disparity for the rebate and concessions to be provided to the Senior Citizens. By writing these grievances in this blog, the Government of India particularly the Prime Minister of India is again requested to intervene and issue necessary directions to the concerned Ministery to remove this age disparity of senior citizens at the earliest possible. Sita Ram Dhiman, General Secretary, H.P. State Pensioners Welfare Association, Shimla District and State Secretary, Senior Citizen Forums , Shimla and founder, ex-General Secretary and Senior Bahujan Samaj Party Leader, Himachal Pradesh at Shimla.

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