Government has taken steps to ensure welfare and safety of Senior Citizens residing in Delhi. This is keeping in view the fact that in year 2007 there were 17 fatal attacks on Senior Citizens in the Delhi as compared to 12 such fatal attacks in year 2006. Delhi Police has taken following steps to ensure safety and security [...]
Elder Abuse. It is actually a complex phenomenon which describes the act and effects of abusing an elderly person. For more on this subject please read WHO’s Report on Missing Voices (World Health Organization). If you are looking for the specific LAW through which Parents & Senior Citizens (Elders) can seek protection against the abusive behaviour of their children then please visit this link. // [...]
Updated on Saturday, 13th February, 2010 You can click on the pdf file for a scanned copy of this Act. But before you do that please read the ‘Statement of Objects & Reasons’ for this law… for then your contextual knowledge and conceptual clarity about the legislation would be higher. // What is Statement of Objects & [...]
