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Social security for the elderly inadequate in India, says UN report

Social security for the elderly inadequate in India, says UN report

April 20, 2019

A national study conducted by Agewell Foundation, titled Status of Social Security and Social Protection Floors in India (with special focus on older persons) March-2019, revealed that every second elderly person is concerned about their social security.

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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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