Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Six-month jail term for abandoning and abusing parents

Six-month jail term for abandoning and abusing parents

May 14, 2018

The government plans to increase jail term from three to six months for abusing or abandoning parents. The government also plans to widen the definition of children under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The Narendra Modi led BJP government ...

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