{"id":2390,"date":"2018-12-17T14:22:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T08:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=2390"},"modified":"2018-12-17T14:22:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T08:52:13","slug":"lack-of-basic-rights-for-the-aged-a-concern-sc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/lack-of-basic-rights-for-the-aged-a-concern-sc\/","title":{"rendered":"Lack of basic rights for the aged a concern: SC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >What's Inside this Blog!<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/lack-of-basic-rights-for-the-aged-a-concern-sc\/#Relevant_Sociology_GS_paper_2\" title=\"Relevant Sociology ,GS paper 2:-\">Relevant Sociology ,GS paper 2:-<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/lack-of-basic-rights-for-the-aged-a-concern-sc\/#%E2%80%98Their_statutory_right_to_be_provided_dignity_health_shelter\" title=\"\u2018Their statutory right to be provided dignity, health &amp; shelter\u2019:-\">\u2018Their statutory right to be provided dignity, health &amp; shelter\u2019:-<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/lack-of-basic-rights-for-the-aged-a-concern-sc\/#Pension_pittance\" title=\"Pension pittance:-\">Pension pittance:-<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Relevant_Sociology_GS_paper_2\"><\/span>Relevant Sociology ,GS paper 2:-<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"intro\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Their_statutory_right_to_be_provided_dignity_health_shelter\"><\/span>\u2018Their statutory right to be provided dignity, health &amp; shelter\u2019:-<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Terming the rights of the rising elderly population of the country an \u201cemerging situation\u201d not envisaged even in the Constitution, the Supreme Court on Thursday said the government could not tighten its purse strings in the name of \u201ceconomic budgeting\u201d to explain the inadequate welfare provided to senior citizens and the aged. The court said it was a statutory right of every aged person under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act of 2007 to be provided dignity, health and shelter. All the three are important components which make the fundamental right to life under Article 21.<\/li>\n<li>A Bench of Justices Madan B. Lokur ordered the Centre to obtain the \u201cnecessary information\u201d from all the State governments and the Union Territories about the number of old age homes in each district and file a status report by January 31.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIn the absence of a suitable number of old age homes, and homes as per their status, they are left to fend for themselves making them vulnerable to mishaps and other unforeseen events,\u201d Justice Lokur, who authored the verdict, observed.<\/li>\n<li>The apex court ordered the Centre to obtain details from the States about the medical and geriatric care facilities available to senior citizens in each district.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThere is no reliable information about the number of beds reserved for geriatric care in government or private hospitals or information regarding specific geriatric centres,\u201d the court observed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pension_pittance\"><\/span>Pension pittance:-<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The court directed that the Centre should prepare a plan of action for giving publicity to the provisions of 2007 Act and ensure that the State governments carry out and execute the provisions of the law.<\/li>\n<li>The court\u2019s judgment, based on a petition filed by former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, expressed shock at the \u201cpittance\u201d paid to senior citizens and the elderly in the form of pension.<\/li>\n<li>The Centre also noted that there had been a steady rise in the population of senior citizens in India. It submitted in court that the number of elderly persons had increased from 1.98 crore in 1951 to 7.6 crore in 2001 and 10.38 crore in 2011. 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