People aged 60, above senior citizens
People aged 60, above senior citizens
Declares president
In line with the UN policy, President Abdul Hamid yesterday declared the country's people aged 60 years or above as senior citizens.
The president was addressing a programme organised by Social Welfare Ministry at the city's Osmani Memorial Auditorium.
On November 17, 2013, the cabinet approved the National Policy on Older Persons recognising the elderly people as senior citizens.
“We've to keep in mind that a nation can move forward with the joint efforts of young and old people. Here, the young people are indispensable on one hand and the elder people are necessary on the other,” the president said.
Hamid continued, “All expect that the young will take the society forward through their work utilising the experience of the older citizens.”
Terming the older citizens the pathfinders, the president urged all to be sincere in ensuring the social respect and security of the elderly people.
“For this, we'll have to strengthen our traditional family bonding… we'll have to teach the children from their childhood to respect the elderly people because this is our tradition,” he added.