INTRODUCTION
An elderly or aged person, especially one above 60 or 65 years of age is known as a senior citizen. According to the Senior Citizens Act, 2063 " Senior Citizen means a citizen of Nepal has completed the age of sixty years ".
Senior citizens are the wealth of social and cultural knowledge, value, belief, and tradition. They are the founder of our society. They have already experienced lots of ups and downs in life.
They have got unlimited experience and knowledge. We have to utilize the knowledge and experience of senior citizens. Some of the senior citizens are still contributing to the family, society and the nation as per their experience and ability It is the duty of the state to take care of the senior citizens.
It comes under the social and moral responsibility of the state. The society also has to provide services to senior citizens with respect and sympathy. A network of social organizations to provide services to senior citizens is working in Nepal.
These organizations can help in the sector of the interest of senior citizens but most of them are limited only in the urban areas. There is more need of such organizations in rural areas. The state has to manage them on the basis of priority.
The senior citizens lose energy, feel laziness, pay less interest in personal hygiene, have the habit of expressing dissatisfaction, etc. So, some people ignore senior citizens.
In some families, the senior citizens are being neglected by the family members too due to the influence of western lifestyle, busy schedule, financial shortage; wish to have nuclear family, ancestral distance, etc.
As a result, some of the senior citizens are also deprived of getting the services and facilities provided by the state. Constitutional and legal provisions for the rights and benefits of senior citizens " Rights of Senior Citizens ' under the fundamental rights of the Constitution of Nepal Senior Citizens act - 2063 and Senior Citizens Rules 2065 have made some provisions for the right and benefits of the senior citizens.
According to the ' Rights of Senior Citizens ' a fundamental right of the Constitution of Nepal, The senior citizens shall have the right to special protection and social security from the State.
According to the Senior Citizens Act - 2063, section ( 3 ): To respect senior citizens
+ It shall be the duty of all to respect senior citizens.
According to the Senior Citizens Act - 2063, section ( 4 ): Maintenance and care of senior citizens:
+ It shall be the duty of each family member to maintain and care for the senior citizen according to the economic status and prestige of the member.
+ Where the senior citizen has lived separately or wishes to live separately taking his or her partition share, the family member of his or her choice shall keep with him or her and maintain the senior citizen No one shall detach the senior citizen from the family or compel the senior citizen to get detached from the family in against of his or her will
+ Where the economic condition of the senior citizen of the family member maintaining the senior citizen is weak, another family member shall make provision of maintenance and care of the senior citizen in spite of the fact that such member has not kept such senior citizens with him or her.
+ Amy family member, relative or hereditary who uses or deals with consumes ) the movable or immovable property of the senior citizen shall keep with him or her and maintain and care such senior citizen According to Senior Citizens ' Act - 2063, Section ( 24 ): May provide allowance or facility
+ The Government of Nepal OMBRE may categorize senior citizens, helpless senior citizens, incompetent senior citizens on the prescribed grounds and provide allowance or facility as prescribed. It is the duty of everyone to provide help, facility, and service to the senior citizens in religious or public places, health services, public functions, public vehicles, etc. If the commitment done by the state is followed by everyone, the senior citizens may not have to suffer.
According to the Senior Citizens Act - 2063, section ( 3 ): To respect senior citizens
+ It shall be the duty of all to respect senior citizens.
According to the Senior Citizens Act - 2063, section ( 4 ): Maintenance and care of senior citizens:
+ It shall be the duty of each family member to maintain and care for the senior citizen according to the economic status and prestige of the member.
+ Where the senior citizen has lived separately or wishes to live separately taking his or her partition share, the family member of his or her choice shall keep with him or her and maintain the senior citizen No one shall detach the senior citizen from the family or compel the senior citizen to get detached from the family in against of his or her will
+ Where the economic condition of the senior citizen of the family member maintaining the senior citizen is weak, another family member shall make provision of maintenance and care of the senior citizen in spite of the fact that such member has not kept such senior citizens with him or her.
+ Amy family member, relative or hereditary who uses or deals with consumes ) the movable or immovable property of the senior citizen shall keep with him or her and maintain and care such senior citizen According to Senior Citizens ' Act - 2063, Section ( 24 ): May provide allowance or facility
+ The Government of Nepal OMBRE may categorize senior citizens, helpless senior citizens, incompetent senior citizens on the prescribed grounds and provide allowance or facility as prescribed. It is the duty of everyone to provide help, facility, and service to the senior citizens in religious or public places, health services, public functions, public vehicles, etc. If the commitment done by the state is followed by everyone, the senior citizens may not have to suffer.
Efforts made by the state for the benefits of senior citizens Pensions to government employees Provision of free health treatment and discount in health service 50 % discount in the fare rate Reservation of at least 2 seats in the public vehicles, and Senior citizen allowance under the social security,
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