 All over the country, senior citizens Association have been formed with the objective of ensuring welfare of elders. To fulfill this objective, they have established day care centres, which act as a meeting places for elders. Besides, the Centres provide libraries, legal aid and investment advice, entertainment etc. The centres also arrange lectures on topics of interest to elders, excursions, sports, publication of bulletins, talent and essay competitions.
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The Retirees of Central of State Govt. and Corporations have formed their own Associations to look after the material benefits due to their families (Ref. Appendix 8) |
Service Orgnisation render medical facilities and also arrange seminars, functions for elders and sponsor various welfare schemes for them (Ref. Appendix 9)
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Some institutes have been working on research on Social, Medical and Psychological aspects of ageing.
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