 bill no xxxvi of  2011 the  destitute  and  needy  senior  citizens (care,  protection  and  welfare)  bill,  2011 abillto provide for proper care of senior citizens who are destitute, by their kith and kins andthe government and for protection of lonely or old couples by way of appropriatesecurity measures by local police and for other welfare measures and for mattersconnected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-second year of  the republic of india asfollows:—1 (1) this act may be called the destitute and needy senior citizens (care, protectionand welfare) act, 2011short title, extent and commencement(2) it extends to the whole of india       5(3) it shall come into force with immediate effect 2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—definitions(a) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government ofthat state and in other cases, the central government;     10(b) "destitute senior citizen" means an old person who has become infirm due toold age or chronic ailment and who has no independent and adequate means of livelihood for his subsistence;(c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act;(d) "senior citizen" means any person who has completed sixty years of age3 (1) notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, it shall be the duty of the kith and kins of senior citizen to take care and support such citizenduty of kith and kins of senior citizen5(2) the kith and kins of a senior citizen who fail to comply with the provisions contained in sub-section (1) shall forfeit their right to suceed the senior citizen in any manner after the death of such a senior citizenexplanation—for the purposes of sub-sections (1) and (2) the kith and kins include sons, daughters and other heirs and successors of the senior citizens4 (1) every destitute senior citizens shall, on an application made in the prescribed form to the appropriate government be paid rupees one thousand per mensem as subsistence allowance by such government in whose jurisdiction such senior citizen permanently resides10subsistence allowance to destitute senior citizens(2) the subsistence allowance referred to in sub-seciton (1) shall be subject to alteration on the basis of the prevailing price index as may be determined by the central government15(3) the procedure to be followed in granting and payment of subsistence allowance under this act shall be such as may be prescribed5 (1) the appropriate government shall establish such number of senior citizenhomes at conspicuous places, as it may deem necessary for board and lodging of needy senior citizens in such homesestablishment of senior citizen homes20(2) the appropriate government shall provide all necessary facilities of daily life in each senior citizen home for the benefit of senior citizens residing therein(3) the appropriate government shall slao provide free medical aid and means of entertainment to the inhabitants of the homes established under sub-section (1)(4) the senior citizens lodged in senior citizen homes shall not be entitled to subsistence allowance referred to in section 4 of this act256 (1) notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the local police of every district headquarter shall keep a record of senior citizens residing within its jurisdiction in such manner as may be prescribedprotection of senior citizens by local police(2) it shall be the duty of the area station house officer of the local police to,—30(a) verify the character and antecedents of the domestic servant or any domestic help engaged by any senior citizen or lonely old couple residing within his jurisdiction in such manner as may be prescribed; and(b) provide adquate security to every lonely senior citizen or lonely old couple residing within his jurisdiction357 the appropriate government shall also undertake the following welfare measures for the senior citizens, namely:—other welfare measures to be taken for senior citizens(a) to provide financial assistance without interest or least minimal interst to attain financial freedom;(b) to provide free medical and healthcare facilities;(c) concessional travel by road, rail and air; and40(d) such other measures as may be prescribed8 the central government shall, after due appropriation made by parliament in this behalf, provide adequate funds to the state government for carrying out the purposes of this actcentral government to provide funds for the purposes of the actoverriding effect of the act9 the provisions for this act and rules made thereunder shall have effect, notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith, contained in any other law for the time being in force, but save as aforesaid the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law for the time being applicable to senior citizens5power to remove difficulties10 if any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this act, the centralgovernment may, by order published in the official gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficultypower to make rules11 the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act10 statement  of  objects  and  reasonswith rising inflation and western influence in our country, senior citizens are being neglected this is against our indian culture and philosophy we, as responsible citizens cannot be a mute spectator with the increase in life expectancy, the number of senior citizens is increasing continuously however, in many cities in the country thousands of old citizens living alone have been target of criminals and many have lost their lives due to peoples' greed it is our duty to provide them with security both personal and financial for their welfare these are the people who have contributed everything for the family, the society and the country it is inhuman and unethical to neglect our senior citizens they must be provided complete financial security including 'roti, kapra and makaan' not only this, they should also be provided with mental and psychological supporthence this billavtar  singh  karimpuri financial  memorandumclause 4 (1) provides that appropriate government shall give subsistence allowance to every destitute senior citizen, clause 5 provides for the establishment of senior citizen homes and other facilities for the benefit of the destitute senior citizens residing in it clause 7 also provides for the other welfare measures to be taken for senior citizen by the appropriate government clause 8 is related with the appropriation made by parliament in this behalf to provide adequate funds for the purpose of the act the bill, therefore, if enacted will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that an annual recurring expenditure of about rupees one thousand five hundred crore is likely to be involved from the consolidated fund of india a non-recurring expenditure of about rupees one thousand crore is also likely to be involved memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 11 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purpose of the bill as the matters will relate to details only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for proper care of senior citizens who are destitute, by their kith and kins andthe government and for protection of lonely or old couples by way of appropriatesecurity measures by local police and for other welfare measures and formatters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(shri avtar singh karimpuri, mp)gmgipmrnd—446rs(s3)—27-08-2011