On 24th April 2010 ‘National Online Survey Report for Review of NPOP – National Policy of older Person) ’ and a Protest Letter was submitted to MOSJE (Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment) Shri Mukul Wasnik by Sailesh Mishra, President of Silver Inning Foundation at Bangalore during Inauguration function of Nightingale Center for Ageing & […]
Online Survey for Review of NPOP (Policy for Older Person)
Dear Friends, On 8th Dec 2009 the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment (MOSJE), Shri Mukul Wasnik informed about Review of NPOP at National Dementia Strategy, New Delhi. NPOP was formulated in 1999, but till date it has not been implemented by Central Govt / Pan India, due to various reasons including lack of political […]
Government Ignores important NGO’s in Constitution of Committee to review NPOP 2010
On 28/01/2010 Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE) of Government of India which looks after more then 90 million Senior Citizens has neglected and ignored important stake holders ,NGO’s and organization in Constitution of Committee to review the NPOP. We appreciate government intention to review the NPOP but it’s sad to note that only […]
NGO demands implementation of Law to protect Senior Citizens
Traditional norms and values of the Indian society laid stress on providing care for the elderly. However, due to withering of the joint family system, a large number of elderly are not being looked after by their family. Consequently, many older persons, particularly widowed women are now forced to spend their twilight years all alone […]
World Elder Abuse Day 2009 Report
WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS WEEK Programme Report 13th June to 19th June 2009 Mumbai, India On the occasion of 4th Global World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 15th June, Silver Inning Foundation (SIF), A Dedicated organization for senior citizens and their family members commemorated World Elder Abuse Awareness Week from 13th June to 19th […]
National Dementia Strategy Consultative Meeting of Experts ‘Western India’
A National Dementia Strategy Consultative Meeting of Experts ‘Western India’ was held at the YMCA International, Mumbai Central on 25th & 26th April 2009. The Theme of this meeting was : “INTEGRATED DEMENTIA CARE “ .This meeting of experts was Organized by Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India (ARDSI) National Office and Mumbai Chapter […]