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The recent spate of murders and attacks on senior citizens and the case of 70-yearold Sharda Kasabkar who was discovered in her Santa Cruz flat, a fortnight after she died, highlights the loneliness and insecurity that stalks the elderly in the city. Yet, state-instituted tribunals for senior citizens, which were stipulated by a Central law five years ago, are still to be fully operational in Mumbai.
The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 mandates states to form tribunals for every sub-division of a district to look into the grievances of senior citizens, particularly those who don't receive proper food, shelter or clothing. Meant to provide succour to parents who have been abandoned or ill-treated by their kin, tribunals spare seniors the rigmarole of the judicial process, and aim to resolve conflicts within 90 days. The law also mandates old-age homes (see box, Know your rights).
But while the tribunals have been notified on paper in Maharashtra, there remains a lack of clarity about their actual functioning. "There are many senior citizens who come forward with complaints, but when we approach state authorities about contact details of tribunals , we get no answers," says Prakash Borgaonkar, director western region of voluntary organization Help Age India adding that the social justice department has assured them that they will publicise the details soon.
Sheilu Shrinivasan of NGO Dignity Foundation, too, believes senior citizens in Mumbai flounder for help, despite the comprehensive central legislation assuring them benefits. "The welfare of senior citizens in Mumbai has been seriously affected because of frequent change in bureaucrats, which has resulted in a lack of continuation in plans and projects," she says.
But others states in India are doing a better job looking after their seniors. Delhi has had its tribunals ticking since 2009 and Tamil Nadu has intervened in more than 250 senior citizen cases since its tribunals were formed in 2010.
Officials in the social justice department insist Mumbai too has systems in place. Under-secretary G Allhat told TOI that an official of the sub-divisional rank could be appointed as a tribunal, according to an order of the revenue and forest department in 2010. He insisted that such tribunals were appointed across Maharashtra, but was unable to furnish precise details.
TOI contacted both the Mumbai city and suburban collectors, both of whom said they weren't aware about functional tribunals. "As we have no post of a sub-divisional officer in Mumbai city, we have written to the social justice department asking for our deputy collector to be appointed as the authority and hope to hear from them in the next fortnight," says city collector Chandrashekhar Oke.
Senior state officials admit that the involvement of multiple departments in the state has hampered smooth implementation of the Act.
Tribunals are only the first step towards a better welfare system for senior citizens , say experts.
Dr S Kinjawadekar of the All India Senior Citizens Confederation says the overall attitude of people towards senior citizens needs to change. "Creating a law alone doesn't provide any respite. People should be oriented to help and support them. Such tribunals and laws will give us a tool to legally protect our senior citizens, but we need to spread a lot of awareness among senior citizens about their rights and the provisions for them."
Know Your Rights
What the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 stipulates
The setting up of tribunals for senior citizens (60 +) who don't receive proper food, clothes, shelter or medication
A neglected parent can approach the tribunal, which could award maintenance up to Rs 10,000 to be paid by their children or legal heir
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