Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007

Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007

The Government has enacted the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 in December 2007. The Act defines senior citizen 'any person being a citizen of India, who has attained the age of sixty years or above'. The Act, among other things, makes maintenance of parents and senior citizens by children/ relatives obligatory and enforceable through tribunals.