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Thaawarchand Gehlot flags off ‘Walkthan’ for Senior Citizens

by Janam Web Desk
Oct 3, 2019, 04:24 pm IST
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New Delhi: Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment flagged off a “Walkthan” for older persons and senior citizens to mark the International Day of Older Persons at Commonwealth Games Village Stadium, near Akshardham Mandir. The Walkthan was organised by the National Institute of Social Defence (NISD) under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in collaboration with Confederation of Senior Citizens Association of Delhi. Neelam Sawhney, Secretary, M/o SJ and E, J.R. Gupta, Chairperson of the Confederation and many dignitaries were present. Senior citizens in a large number from all parts of Delhi took part in the Walkthan. The event consisted of Police Band performance, Cultural and musical programmes by Senior citizens and Yoga and fitness session with Police Band.

Thaawarchand Gehlot in his address said the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is committed to the overall welfare of older persons and senior citizens. His Ministry has initiated many new programmes and schemes for the welfare of senior citizens. The Ministry felicitates senior citizens and older persons by conferring ‘Vayoshreshtha Samman’ every year on the eminent senior citizens and institutions in many categories in recognition of their services towards the cause of the elderly persons.

He said that in the year 2017 the Ministry has started “Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana” under which physical aids and assistive living devices viz. wheel chairs, hearing aids, spectacles, support stickset care distributed to the older persons of below poverty line category. He said that so far 1 lakh 13 thousand Vayoshri camps had been organised where physical aids and assistive device worth Rs. 68 crore have been provided to senior citizens. This scheme has been initiated in 250 districts of the country. He urged the people especially the young generation to accord due respect to older persons.

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