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MONTHLY NEWSPAPER OF SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL OF DELHI Affiliated with Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi (An Umbrella Body of 11 Lakh Senior Citizens) RNI No. : DELENG/2014/54294 Computer Navigated Post Office Registration No. : DL-SW-17/4178/14-16 Posting Date at Lodhi Road H.P.O. on 13 & 15 of same month If Undelivered, Please return to: SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL OF DELHI B-2/73-B, Safdarjung Enclave New Delhi - 110029 (M): 9810488059 VOL : 003 Issue No. : 034 MONTH : OCTOBER-2016 Rs. 5/- Page-1 ELDERLY NEWS WISHES ITS READERS HAPPY NAVRATRAS, DUSSEHRA, DIWALI, BHAIYA DOOJ & GURU NANAK JAYANTI Manish Sisodia, Dy. Chief Minister (Delhi Govt.) Increases Old Age Pension Beneficiaries By One Lakh From 3.80 Lakh To 4.80 Lakh wef. 01-10-2016 Ravindra Yadav, Jt. C.P. (Crime) chaired State Level Advisory Body Meeting of Delhi Police on 21/09/2016 J.R. Gupta Felicitated Dr Jitendra Singh , Union State Minister , PMO Office Executive Body Meeting of Confederation on 25.09.2016 at Kalkaji Senior Citizens Council of Delhi organized International Elders Day celebrations on 01/10/2016 at Green Fields School, Safdarjung Enclave between 07:00 pm and 09:00 pm followed by dinner in which more than 900 senior citizens participated. A cultural programme was also organized by eminent artists in association with I.C.C.R. which was appreciated by all present. Dr. Prateek Teotia from Center for Sight delivered a talk on eye care. Shri Manish Sisodia, Dy. Chief Minister, Delhi Govt. was the Chief Guest, Shri Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) was the Special Guest. Shri Somnath Bharti, Area MLA was the Guest of Honor. While welcoming the Chief Guest, J.R.Gupta, briefed him about affiliation of registered 125 SCAs with Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi ( an umbrella body of 11 lakh senior citizens) and requested him to convene a meeting with the Confederation members to implement the demands already agreed to in minutes of meetings dated 11/01/2016 and 27/07/2016 in the Chamber of the then Social Welfare Minister. - Contd. on page 3 with more photos A State Level Delhi Police Advisory Body meeting was held at Delhi Police headquarters under the Chairmanship of Shri Ravindra Yadav, I.P.S.,Joint Commissioner of Police( Crime) on 21/09/2016 to discuss Safety and Security of senior citizens, identification & registration of senior citizens living alone, conduction of security audit, creation of awareness about the Maintenance & Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 and Role of Senior Citizens Associations in the safety and security of senior citizens. Eminent senior citizens across Delhi participated along with D.C.P. level officers of all the Districts including Traffic Police. On behalf of Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi ( an umbrella body of 11 lakh senior citizens), J.R. Gupta, Chairperson, attended the meeting who raised vital issues concerning senior citizens . He offered his full support for holding a big conclave of senior citizens to create awareness about the Maintenance & Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 which was appreciated by the Chairman and assured to convey the date in due course. - Contd. at page 3 J.R. Gupta, Chairperson, Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi felicitated Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union State Minister , who was Chief Guest in a function organized by Help Age India on the occasion of IDOP on 01/10/2016 in which Corporate Houses were honoured. A play on elderly was also performed. EDITOR Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi (an umbrella body of 11 lakh senior citizens) held its quarterly meeting of Governing Body, on 25.09.2016, which was hosted by Sh. Y.N. Sharma, President & his team of Kalkaji Senior Citizens Forum. The meeting commenced with Gayatri Mantra. Sh. Y.N. Sharma welcomed all the members & briefed about various activities being organized for its members throughout the year in its recreation center having two rooms, which were appreciated by all present. Sh. B.S. Yadav, Secretary General also welcomed the members. J.R. Gupta, Chairperson briefed about pending issues concerning senior citizens particularly non payment of Old Age pension & recreation grant by Social Welfare Department in spite of decisions taken & recorded in the minutes of meeting held with the then Social Welfare Minister on 11.01.2016 & 27.07.2016. He further assured the members that he will meet Sh. Manish Sisodia, Dy. Chief Minister, Delhi Govt. who has been assigned additional charge of Social Welfare Minister in due course for arranging meeting of Social Welfare Department Officers in his chamber with the Confederation Members so that recreation grants could be released as early as possible. S/Sh P.K. Chugh, S.K. Malhotra and Mr. Banerjee of Kalkaji SCF & R. K. Katyal recited songs, Gazzals, bhajans/geet which appreciated by all present. The Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Host Shri Y.N. Sharma and his team and the Chair by the Secretary General and also for having a delicious lunch. B.S. Yadav, Secretary General LtoR :- R.P. Gautam, Padma Khanna, J.R. Gupta, S.N. Bharti, Manish Sisodia (Dy. Chief Minister) Ramesh Agarwal, Subhash Sharma & A.C. Bansal L-R : Mathew Cherian, Dr. Jitendera Singh, Union Minister, Mrs Grace Pinto, A. Ganguli & UN Representative Shri. Amarendra Khatua belongs to 1981 Batch of Indian Foreign Service. He assumed charge as Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations on 19th September, 2016. Prior to this appointment he was Dean, Foreign Service Institute on January 4, 2016, Ambassador of India to Argentina and concurrently to Uruguay and Paraguay from 2012 to December 2015 and Ambassador of India to Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and concurrently as Ambassador to Guinea and Liberia and as High New Director General , ICCR Shri Amarendra Khatua, IFS Commissioner to Sierra Leone from 2005-2007. He has also served as special envoy to South Sudan and Sudan to broker peace between the two countries. Senior Citizens Council of Delhi has been actively associated with ICCR since 2007 in order to promote art & culture among Senior Citizens of Delhi. EDITOR

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MONTHLY NEWSPAPER OF SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL OF DELHI Affiliated with Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi (An Umbrella Body of 11 Lakh Senior Citizens)

RNI No. : DELENG/2014/54294

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Post Office Registration No. : DL-SW-17/4178/14-16

Posting Date at Lodhi Road H.P.O. on 13 & 15 of same month

If Undelivered, Please return to:SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL OF DELHIB-2/73-B, Safdarjung EnclaveNew Delhi - 110029 (M): 9810488059

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ELDERLY NEWS WISHES ITS READERS WORLD ELDERS ABUSE AWARENESS DAY

Felicitation of Students of Class X scored 100% Marks at Deer Park Police Commissioner orders for I-Cards to Senior Citizens

J.R. Gupta re-elected Chairperson of Confederation on ..............

Senior Citizens Council of Delhi celebrated its 37th Annual Day at Deer Park on 05/06/2016 in which more than 500 senior citizens participated. In the beginning, Sunder Kand Path was recited by Shri Rastogi and party (Preet Vihar) in the memory of late Mataji Asha Rani Sehgal on her 9th death anniversary. Mrs. Anima Sinha an eminent singer also recited bhajans. Justice Devinder Gupta, former Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court was the Chief Guest. 21 students of class 10th and 12th who scored more than 90% marks in CBSE Examination 2016 were also felicitated with certificates of merit by the Chief Guest. Out of 21, 3 students scored 100% marks in class 10th. Their names are Muskan Gouchhwal, Navneet Gupta and Ratan Jyoti Gandhi. Shri S.S.Monty, was also felicitated with memento and a shawl on his election as

L to R :- Muskan Gouchhwal, Navneet Gupta and Ratan Jyoti Gandhi

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Election of Governing Body of Confederation:- Shri Mathew Cherian, CEO , Help Age India in the capacity of Election Officer of the Confederation asked for the nominations of the posts of Governing Body of the Confederation for the next two years consisting of 25 members which includes Chairperson-1, Vice-Chairpersons-5, Secretary General-1, Joint Secretaries-5, Treasurer-1 and Executive Body Members-12. But, all the members insisted that Shri J.R. Gupta should be

MONTHLY NEWSPAPER OF SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL OF DELHI Affiliated with Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi (An Umbrella Body of 11 Lakh Senior Citizens)

RNI No. : DELENG/2014/54294

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ELDERLY NEWS WISHES ITS READERS HAPPY NAVRATRAS, DUSSEHRA, DIWALI, BHAIYA DOOJ & GURU NANAK JAYANTI

Manish Sisodia, Dy. Chief Minister (Delhi Govt.) Increases Old Age PensionBeneficiaries By One Lakh From 3.80 Lakh To 4.80 Lakh wef. 01-10-2016

Ravindra Yadav, Jt. C.P. (Crime) chaired State Level AdvisoryBody Meeting of Delhi Police on 21/09/2016

J.R. Gupta Felicitated Dr Jitendra Singh , Union State Minister , PMO OfficeExecutive Body Meeting of Confederation on 25.09.2016 at Kalkaji

Senior Citizens Council of Delhi organized International Elders Day celebrations on 01/10/2016 at Green Fields School, Safdarjung Enclave between 07:00 pm and 09:00 pm followed by dinner in which more than 900 senior citizens participated. A cultural programme was also organized by eminent artists in association with I.C.C.R. which was appreciated by all present. Dr. Prateek Teotia from Center for Sight delivered a talk on eye care. Shri Manish Sisodia, Dy. Chief Minister, Delhi Govt. was the Chief Guest, Shri Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) was the Special Guest. Shri Somnath Bharti, Area MLA was the Guest of Honor. While welcoming the Chief Guest, J.R.Gupta, briefed him about affiliation of registered 125 SCAs with Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi ( an umbrella body of 11 lakh senior citizens) and requested him to convene a meeting with the Confederation members to implement the demands already agreed to in minutes of meetings dated 11/01/2016 and 27/07/2016 in the Chamber of the then Social Welfare Minister. - Contd. on page 3 with more photos

A State Level Delhi Police Advisory Body meeting was held at Delhi Police headquarters under the Chairmanship of Shri Ravindra Yadav, I.P.S.,Joint Commissioner of Police( Crime) on 21/09/2016 to discuss Safety and Security of senior citizens, identification & registration of senior citizens living alone, conduction of security audit, creation of awareness about the Maintenance & Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 and Role of Senior Citizens Associations in the safety and security of senior citizens. Eminent senior citizens across Delhi participated along with D.C.P. level officers of all the Districts including Traffic Police. On behalf of Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi ( an umbrella body of 11 lakh senior citizens), J.R. Gupta, Chairperson, attended the meeting who raised vital issues concerning senior citizens . He offered his full support for holding a big conclave of senior citizens to create awareness about the Maintenance & Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 which was appreciated by the Chairman and assured to convey the date in due course. - Contd. at page 3

J.R. Gupta, Chairperson, Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi felicitated Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union State Minister , who was Chief Guest in a function organized by Help Age India on the occasion of IDOP on 01/10/2016 in which Corporate Houses were honoured. A play on elderly was also performed. EDITOR

Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi (an umbrella body of 11 lakh senior citizens) held its quarterly meeting of Governing Body, on 25.09.2016, which was hosted by Sh. Y.N. Sharma, President & his team of Kalkaji Senior Citizens Forum. The meeting commenced with Gayatri Mantra. Sh. Y.N. Sharma welcomed all the members & briefed about various activities being organized for its members throughout the year in its recreation center having two rooms, which were appreciated by all present. Sh. B.S. Yadav, Secretary General also welcomed the members. J.R. Gupta, Chairperson briefed about pending issues concerning senior citizens particularly non payment of Old Age pension & recreation grant by Social Welfare Department in spite of decisions taken & recorded in the minutes of meeting held with the then Social Welfare Minister on 11.01.2016 & 27.07.2016. He further assured the members that he will meet Sh. Manish Sisodia, Dy. Chief Minister, Delhi Govt. who has been assigned additional charge of Social Welfare Minister in due course for arranging meeting of Social Welfare Department Officers in his chamber with the Confederation Members so that recreation grants could be released as early as possible.

S/Sh P.K. Chugh, S.K. Malhotra and Mr. Banerjee of Kalkaji SCF & R. K. Katyal recited songs, Gazzals, bhajans/geet which appreciated by all present. The Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Host Shri Y.N. Sharma and his team and the Chair by the Secretary General and also for having a delicious lunch. B.S. Yadav, Secretary General

LtoR :- R.P. Gautam, Padma Khanna, J.R. Gupta, S.N. Bharti, Manish Sisodia (Dy. Chief Minister) Ramesh Agarwal, Subhash Sharma & A.C. Bansal

L-R : Mathew Cherian, Dr. Jitendera Singh, Union Minister, Mrs Grace Pinto, A. Ganguli & UN Representative

Shri. Amarendra Khatua belongs to 1981 Batch of Indian Foreign Service. He assumed charge as Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations on 19th September, 2016. Prior to this appointment he was Dean, Foreign Service Institute on January 4, 2016, Ambassador of India to Argentina and concurrently to Uruguay and Paraguay from 2012 to December 2015 and Ambassador of India to Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and concurrently as Ambassador to Guinea and Liberia and as High

New Director General , ICCR Shri Amarendra Khatua, IFS

Commissioner to Sierra Leone from 2005-2007. He has also served as special envoy to South Sudan and Sudan to broker peace between the two countries. Senior Citizens Council of Delhi has been actively associated with ICCR since 2007 in order to promote art & culture among Senior Citizens of Delhi. EDITOR

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Alzheimers’s Disease is one of the major causes of Disability & dependency among Senior Citizens of Delhi. It has been observed that the patients are needed home care & family support. The impact of the disease is physical, psychological, Social and economic. Later on in the middle stage of the disease, he/she starts forgetting recent events and people's names, has increased difficulty in communication, needs help with personal care, experiences behaviour changes including wandering and repeated questioning,

Editorial Board of Elderly News : B.S. Yadav (Dwarka), P.D. Bathla (Rohini), Ved Prakash Gupta (Mayur Vihar), J.C. Narang (Tagore Garden), R.C. Sharma (Triveni) Reporters : A.C. Bansal, Pratap Singh, Jai Singh, Gyan Singh Tokas, Smt. Kamlesh Popli & Mishri Lal Kaushik (Chief Editor J.R. Gupta (Responsible only for selection of News under the P.R.B. Act. 1867). All disputes, subject to Delhi Jurisdiction. E-mail: [email protected], Web: www.seniorcitizensdelhi.org

Daily Spiritual Discourses at Deer Park (7AM & 8AM) Pt. Santoshacharya Ramayani (Ayodhya) from 16.10.16 to 31.10.16, Pt. Bhisham Mishra (Balrampur) from 01.11.16 to 15.11.16 & Pt. Shyam Sunder Sharan (Jamui, Bihar) from 16.11.16 to 30.11.16. Also at Shiv Mandir, Green Park from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm daily, Shri Ram Mandir, B5 Block, Safdarjung Enclave from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm daily & Sadbhavana Satsang Mandal, DDA Flats, Munirka on every Sunday from 9.30 am to 10.30 am. -H.D.RALHAN, Founder Member

APPEAL TO ENROLL LIFE SUBSCRIBERS of ELDERLY NEWS : Elderly News requests to all readers to enroll themselves by making one time payment of Rs. 500/- along with 1 photo as life time subscription fee which can be deposited in Bank Account No. 603610110002726 of Senior Citizens Council of Delhi in Bank of India, Safdarjung Enclave Branch, which is exempted under 80G of Income Tax Act 1961. -L.R. Garg, EDITOR

APPEAL FOR AFFILIATION WITH CONFEDERATIONTill Date 125 Registered Senior Citizens Associations have affiliated with the Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi (An umbrella Body of 11 Lakh Senior Citizens across Delhi). In order to take up issues of Senior Citizens with the Govt., all other SCAs are requested to join hands with the Confederation by joining as life member by making one time payment of Rs. 500/- only. - B.S. Yadav, Secy. General.

Senior Citizens Council of Delhi has been organizing daily spiritual, social & cultural activities for its members for the last 36 years. The Council is also protecting lonely Senior Citizens from abuses/humiliations from their own children & others. A good number of cases have already been solved by the Council headed by its President Sh. J.R. Gupta, during the current year. Any Senior Citizens residing in any part of Delhi is cordially invited to become a

life member of the Council by paying one time payment of Rs. 1200/- by cheque/cash. Please contact - 9810488059 - A.C. BANSAL, Executive Member

APPEAL FOR LIFE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

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HOME CARE FOR PATIENTS OF ALZHEIMER’S DIESESE

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Birthday Celebration by SC Friendship Forum- Janak Puri on 24.09.2016

Birthday Celebration by Care & Share SCWA - Rohini Sector-13

Activities of VNKS - Uttam Nagar

Talk on Memory Loss at Senior Citizens Association Lajpat Nagar-I

Pilgrimage Tour to Kathu Shamji and Salasar by SCWS-Shalimar Bagh

Birthday Celebration by SCW Club - Shalimar Bagh on 25.09.2016

Birthday Celebration by Silver Citizens Welfare Association - Rohini

Birthday Celebration by Triveni SC Forum on 28.08.2016

Senior Citizens Friendship Forum, Janakpuri celebrated its Quarterly Birthday Celebrations at Hari Mandir Premises on 24.09.2016 in which more than 100 members and guest participated. First of all, Sh. P. P. Mehta & Sh J.P. Bharti welcomed all members and guests, Gayatri Mantra was recited 3 times and then homage paid to all passed away members in the last quarter as well as the soldiers were killed by terrorist at URI by observing 2 minutes silence. The Function concluded with high tea. P.P. Mehta

Varisth Nagrik Kalyan Sanstha, Uttam Nagar, organized a meeting with S.H.O regarding the problems of the elderly people. - Report by Amrit Mannan, Genl. Secy.

A Talk was arranged by Senior Citizens Association, Lajpat Nagar-I in association with Help Age India on Ageing Gracefully on 22.09.2016. The talk was delivered by Dr. Ms. Sarah A. Khan, Neurologist. R.P. Kapoor, President & Executive Members thanked the Dr. for very useful and informative talk. - A report by R.P. Kapoor, President

Senior Citizens Welfare Society, Shalimar Bagh organized a Pilgrimage tour to Kathu Shamji and Salasar in which 53 members including 16 couples participated. They also performed Aarti & Puja in the Temples. A highly satisfying devotional tour which was enjoyed by all. - A report by Capt Chander Sachdev , Genl. Secry.

Senior Citizens Welfare Club Shalimar Bagh organized Birthdays celebrations on 25.9.2016 of Shri Ajay Gupta, Sh M.L. Lamba, Sh. S.R. Tandon, Sh Hari Mohan and Raj Kumar - A reported by Sh RK Nagar, Genl. Secy.

Triveni Senior Citizens Forum celebrated joint birthday of the members on 28.8.2016. SHO Shri Ram Singh was invited as a Chief Guest. The problems of security in the colony and law and order issues were discussed with him. He assured to the members that some corrective steps will be taken by the police on security and especially on Thursday Market day. About 150 members attended the function. - A report by R. C. Sharma, President

sleep disturbances etc. In the late stage, there is total dependence and inactivity. Patient is unaware of time and place, cannot recognize relatives and friends, has difficulty in walking and increased need for assisted self care. In fact he is totally dependent on care givers. Patient becomes aloof, depressed or sometimes aggressive. Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi has taken up with Sh. Satendra Jain, Health Minister, Govt. of Delhi to take necessary steps for providing home care to such patients. EDITOR

Senior Citizens day Celebrated by Aravali Apartments SCF on 02/10/2016

Aravali Apartments Senior Citizens Forum, Alaknanda, celebrated ' International Senior Citizens Day' on 2nd Oct 2016. J . R . G u p t a , C h a i r p e r s o n , Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi was the Chief Guest, who appreciated

various activities of the Forum for their members regularly. S/Shri Sh P.K. Kumar (President) , Sh K K Gujral ( General Secretary) & Sh S K Sharma ( Treasurer) felicitated the Chief Guest.He assured the members to take up the issue of release of pending recreation grant to the Forum with new Social Welfare Minister shortly. P.K. Kumar

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FROM FRONT PAGE - ELDERS DAY CELEBRATIONS on 01.10.2016 AT GREEN FIELDS SCHOOL, SAFDARJUNG ENCLAVE

LtoR:- A.C. Bansal, R.G. Sharma, J.R. Gupta, Padma Khanna, Ravindra YadavJt. CP (Crime), B.S. Yadav,, V.P. Gupta & Ramesh Agarwal

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Shri Sisodia assured the senior citizens present to consider their demands by calling a meeting of Confederation members in due course. He also announced that Delhi Govt has increased the number of Old Age Pension beneficaries from 3.80 lakh to 4.80 lakh with effect from 01/10/2016, which was appreciated by all present. He also felicitated eminent senior citizens who are working for the cause and care of elderly across Delhi. He also released Souvenir 2016-17 containing useful information for the senior citizens & telephone directory to enable them to contact each other around the clock . The Chief Guest was felicitated with a Pagdi, shawl and a memento by J.R.Gupta and other members . .Shri Sisiodia also appreciated the various initiatives of the Council for the cause and care of Elderly particularly protecting lonely senior citizens from

abuses/humiliations from their own children and others. Shri Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner Police (Crime) also addressed the audience and briefed about remedial measures being taken by Delhi Police for the safety of life & property of senior citizens including launching of new App for senior citizens by LG Delhi on the occassion of International Day of Older persons on 01/10/2016. Shri Somnath Bharti, Area MLA, also addressed the audience. Shri A.K. Roy, ACP & Shri S.C. Verma, SHO were also present. J.R. Gupta, thanked all the guests and members, particularly Green Fields School for the availability of the premises to hold various functions of the Council from time to time. A lucky draw was also drawn. The function concluded with dinner followed by presentation of a gift (Traveler bag) as a token of respect and regards to all present members.

- A report by Ramesh Agarwal, Vice President

Senior Citizens Council of Delhi felicitated members of Shree Ramcharitmanas Rashtriya Samiti, Sec-49, Noida at Deer Park Satsang on 21-09-2016. EDITOR

Senior Citizens Council of Delhi celebrated 75th Birthday celebration of Sh. L.R. Garg, Editor on 10.09.2016 at Deer Park in which Mrs. Jyoti Garg (Daughter-in-law) & Mrs. Suman (Daughter ) were also felicitated by Mrs. Maya Devi, Mrs. Kamla Tokas & Mrs. Padma Sharma. All the members extended greetings to Sh. L.R. Garg & prayed to God for his sound health & long life - A report by Mrs. Padma Sharma

FROM FRONT PAGE : -State Level Advisory Body Meeting

The members present also pointed out about the traffic problems including encroachments in their respective colonies. Shri J.R. Gupta also raised the issue regarding encroachments of service lane facing Africa Avenue, Safdarjung Enclave by Mahindra Car Showroom, old car dealers and Nova Hospital and even the residents have to wait sometime for hours due to congestion of traffic in the service lane in spite of complaints to local traffic police. He further, asked to the need of traffic signal on Harsukh Marg, just opposite to B-5 gate of Deer Park as the morning/evening walkers including senior citizens, children and women are feeling inconvenient while crossing the road and has to wait for long time to cross the road as the traffic on the road is very heavy as such, it is very difficult to enter in the Deer Park. He further informed that the Council organized a special interaction session with Shri Alok Kumar Verma, Commissioner of Police on 10/04/2016 at Deer Park in which more than 800 senior citizens across Delhi participated followed by another interaction session with South District Police on 11/06/2016 at Green Fields School, Safdarjung Enclave in which Shri R.P. Upadhyaya Joint CP Southern and Eastern Range was present. He also shown his concern about the number of Senior Citizens registered by Delhi Police, as more than 1 lakh Senior Citizens across Delhi are residing alone and needs its awareness also. The beat Constables should also visit lonely Senior Citizens at least twice in a week regularly. The members also suggested to have monthly meetings at SHO Level and after every 3 months at the level of DCP regularly. After hearing the views of all the members, Shri Ravindra Yadav, assured to take remedial measures to address their grievances/ suggestions in due course. He further agreed to address the senior citizens for creating awareness of Parents Act,2007 on 01/10/2016 on the invitation from Council. On behalf of Delhi Police , it was also conveyed that any lonely Senior Citizen who wants to get registered can do the same by filling the form online or call Help Line Number 1291. The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair. - EDITOR

Felicitation of Members of Shree Ramcharitmanas Rashtriya Samiti, Sec-49, Noida

Birthday Celebraton of Sh. L.R. Garg, EDITOR at Deer Park on 10.09.2016

Gulmohar Journalists' Colony Senior Citizens Forum celebrated International Elders Day with the theme “Take a stand against Ageism” at Gulmohar Centre on 1st October 2016. This was the first celebration of the Forum after its formation and registration with the

Gulmohar Journalists' Colony Senior Citizens Forum

Government. Many members with senior guests registered with the Forum attended the function. Some poems were also recited by the members which were applauded by the audience. This was followed by light tea refreshments. Subhash Saluja (Secretary)

Annual day of DAS SCWO Dilshad Guarden on 09-10-2016

Das Senior Citizens Welfare Organizations celebrated its Annual day on 09-10-2016 in its recreation center in which Shri J. R. Gupta, Chairperson, Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi was the Chief Guest. Other Guests were also present namely Dr. Narendra Nath, Bhen Preeti (Corporator). Shri K.N. Chhabra, President welcomed the Chief Guest and briefed about various activities , which were appreciated by all present. On this occasion , a Samarika was also released by the Chief Guest and others. J. R. Gupta assured his full cooperation for the release of grant, although, some objections have been raised by the Delhi Govt. Report by K.N. Chhabra, president

L-R : MS. Preeti, Pushpa Gulati, K. N. Chhabra, J. R. Gupta, R. K. Gupta & Dr. Narendra Nath Felicitation of J.R. Gupta by President

L-R:- Pratap Singh, L. R. Verma, Dr. B.D. Pateria, Pt. Ram Chander Misher, Dinesh Chander Sharma , J. R. Gupta & L. R. Garg

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Shri Ram Avtar Sharma,C-4, Janta Garden,Pandav Nagar, Delhi – 110091

Shri Kishan Singh, Genl. SecyYVVNHS, C-8/230Yamuna Vihar, Delhi – 110053

Shir Shital Prashad Jain,172,Veer Apartments, Sector–13,Rohini, Delhi – 110085

Shir G.R. Sehgal,159, Sant Nagar, East of Kailash,New Delhi – 110065

Shri Arun Kumar Gaur,566, Chirag Delhi,New Delhi – 110017

Mrs. Saroj Gaur,566, Chirag Delhi,New Delhi – 110017

Shri Devinder Singh Arora,19/115, IInd Floor, Vikram Vihar,Lajpat Nagar–IVNew Delhi – 110024

Smt Neelam Arora,19/115, IInd Floor, Vikram Vihar,Lajpat Nagar –IV, New Delhi–24

Shri Naresh Pandey,G- 197, 1st Floor, Street No. 35,Arjun Nagar, Safdarjung Enclave,New Delhi- 110029

Shri Y.N. SharmaG-11/A, KalkajiNew Delhi- 110029

Shri Naresh Chand Mittal404, Pocket C-8, Sector-8, Rohini,Delhi- 110085

Shri Swaram Singh Arora,97 (FF) Arjun NagarNew Delhi-110029

Shri Shashi Arora97 (FF), Arjun NagarNew Delhi- 110029

Shri Prakash Chander Singh,337, Rajpura KhurdNear Tivoli GardenNew Delhi- 110074

Shri Kamal Kishore,C-11/D, DDA Flats, Munirka,New Delhi- 110067

Smt Kamla Mamtani,C-11/D, DDA Flats, Munirka,New Delhi- 110067

Shri Bal Krishan Soin,89, Arjun NagarNew Delhi- 110029

448 Shri Chander Prakash RahejaA-13 Pocket, Flat No. 18- BKalkaji ExtensionNew Delhi- 110019

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Shri Sat Pal Arora,L-17 , (FF), Private ColonySriniwaspuri,New Delhi- 110065

Shri Gyan SagarA- 34 (FF), Sector- 39Noida, UP

Shri Som Parkash Wadhwa37-B, Hans Vihar, Sector- 13,Rohini, Delhi- 110085

Smt Sumita Aggarwal,A-104, Vishal Enclave,New Delhi- 110027

Shri Mohan Vijaya Kumar,370, 3rd Floor, Sant Nagar,Near East of KailashNew Delhi- 110065

Shri Inder Kanwar Gupta,122 A/20, Gautam Nagar,New Delhi- 110049

Shri Dinesh Sharma,A03/103, Royal Green Apts.,Sara Homes, Sector-93Patodi Road, Gurgaon-122505

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Presentation by Unicharm Ltd. on Urology on 16-09-2016

AGM of Senior Citizens Council of Delhi on 01/10/2016at Green Fields School, Safdarjung Enclave.

Annual General Body Meeting of Senior Citizens Council of Delhi held on 01/10/2016 at 05:30pm in Green Fields School, Safdarjung Enclave under the Chairmanship of its President, J.R. Gupta in which more than 300 members participated. The meeting commenced with Ganesh Vandana by Mrs. Satya Devi Verma. Shri L.R. Garg, Secretary read the names of members who expired during last year and 2 minutes silence was observed for their souls to rest in peace. J.R. Gupta, President of the Council welcomed all members present. The General Body took a note of a report of Secretary on various activities held during the last year from 01/10/2015 to 30/09/2016 already printed in Souvenir 2016-17, which was appreciated by all present. The AGM ratified and adopted its Income & Expenditure Account and balance sheet as on 31/03/2016 (printed in Souvenir 2016-17) by a majority of members present. Shri D. P. Rupal, Executive Member expressed his unwillingness to continue as he has to go to Bhopal for personal work and requested to assign his duties to some other member. Considering his request, J. R. Gupta, President nominated Shri Gyan Singh Tokas in his place from 01/04/2017 to 31//03/2018 and Shri Rupal agreed to continue till 31/03/2017. Social Welfare Dept. has now asked for a resolution from AGM of Council immediately after the finalization of its Balance Sheet every year . To meet with the aforesaid requirements, it was unanimously approved by the General Body that hence forth AGM would be convened in the month of May every year from 2017 & onwards instead of AGM being held on every 1st October. Shri J.R.Gupta was also requested to announce the afore said decision in the daily activities center at Deer Park. The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair and the Green Fields School followed by refreshments by Shri Ramesh Aggarwal, Vice President. - A report by L. R. Garg. Secretary