National Law for Welfare of Senior Citizens

The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 was enacted on 31st December 2007. The Act makes maintenance of parents/senior citizens by children/ relatives obligatory and justiciable through Tribunals and provides for revocation of transfer of property by senior citizens in case of negligence by relatives, penal provision for abandonment of senior citizens, establishment of Old Age Homes for Indigent Senior Citizens and medical care and security for Senior Citizens. This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri D. Napoleon in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.