New Delhi: On June 9, RN Mital, president, All India Senior Citizens’ Confederation and Dr. K.R. Gangadharan [Advisor, AISCCON] called on Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment [MOSJE].
They met Minister Sri Mukul Wasnik, Special Secretary Smt. Sangeeta Gairola, IAS and the Joint Secretary Sri Abhilaksh Likhi.IAS.
They invited the minister to inaugurate the 11th Conference in Visakhapatnam during November this year.
He expressed his consent to inaugurate the Conference. The minister said that the draft of the NPSC, which has been presented to him by the Review Committee, is going to be finalized shortly and the new Policy is expected to be declared before the end of this year. The Minister further assured that he is very keen to see that the MWPSC Act is implemented all over the Country at the earliest and advised that the GO regarding increase in the Old Age Pension for 80+ and lowering the age limit from 65 to 60 years would be issued within this month. He promised to look into other issues such as the concession in Bus fares and setting up of Old Age Homes and Multi Service Day Care Centres in all Districts though they are state subjects.
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