Proposal of urgent public importance related to senior citizens tabled in NA

 Kathmandu, July 11: A proposal of urgent public importance has been presented in the National Assembly (NA), the upper house of the Federal Parliament, demanding additional special arrangements to make life of senior citizens safe, quality and dignified. 

In today's NA meeting, the proposal proposed by Sumitra BC was backed by Urmila Aryal, Kamala Panta, Bhagawati Neupane, Maya Prasad Sharma, Madan Kumari Shah (Garima), Padam Bahadur Pariyar and Puja Chaudhary.  

Tabling the proposal, NA member BC said arrangement of employment should be made for those who fall under the definition of senior citizens but do not get social security allowance. 

She stressed the need of developing a culture of respecting and protecting senior citizens. The proposal registered on June 14 was presented today, she shared. 

Similarly, the NA members who seconded the proposal suggested to make arrangement of helpline for senior citizens and the state should be responsible to protect senior citizens as a trend of neglecting parents is increasing. 

Directive to government

Likewise, NA Vice-Chairperson Bimala Ghimire directed the government to implement the issues mentioned in the proposal and commitment expressed by the Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen, Nawal Kishor Sah Sudi, in the Assembly on the basis of priority. 

She also asked the thematic committee to follow up the topics mentioned in the proposal. 

Saying he is serious towards the problems of senior citizens, Minister Sudi stressed the need of effectively implementing the proposal of urgent public importance, which has incorporated important matters for senior citizens. 

Minister Sudi laid the emphasis on the need of moving ahead keeping the sensitivity of the issues of senior citizens as it is also related with Ministry of Health, Law Ministry and Finance Ministry, not only with Women Ministry. 

The Ministry would introduce a bill addressing the issues of senior citizens within three months, he mentioned, pointing out the need of making a policy keeping financial condition of senior citizens, who are in real trouble, in mind. (RSS)