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A 3 members delegation of Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi (an umbrella body of 11 lakh Senior Citizens) led by its Chairperson J R Gupta met Manish Sisodia, Dy. Chief Minister, Delhi Govt. on 05/05/2017 at his residence. The other A delegation of 3 members of Senior Citizens Council of Delhi led by its President members were S/Shri L R Garg and R P Gautam. The members brought to his notice J.R.Gupta met Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Union Minister, Social Justice & inordinate delay by Social Welfare Department in the implementation of various Empowerment, Govt. of on 02/05/2017 in his office. The other members were decisions already taken in a meeting held on 13/02/2017 with Confederation Members. S/Shri Y.N. Sharma and S.K.Bahl. The members presented a Charter of Demands which He assured to convene a meeting of Confederation Members in due course after reviewing includes notification of amended National Policy of Senior Citizens, National Commission with his Officers. The Members thanked the Minister. - A report by R.P. Gautam of Senior Citizens, separate department of Senior Citizens in the Ministry including organising Walkathon at India Gate on coming International Day of Older Persons i.e. on MEENAKSHI LEKHI, M.P. INAUGURATES NEW LIBRARY AT RECREATION CENTRE 01/10/2017. The Minister told the delegation members that new amended Policy would be notified soon and their other concerns would also be looked in to in due course. He further requested the members to create awareness of Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojna Scheme for providing physical aids and assisted living devices to senior citizens belonging to BPL category. According to him, New Delhi and Central Delhi districts have been selected for providing devices such as :- walking sticks, elbow crutches, walkers/crutches, tripods/quadpods, hearing aids, wheelchair, artificial dentures and spectacles. Dates would be announced by the Ministry in News Papers. - A report by Y.N. Sharma JOINT BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS AT RECREATION CENTRE, ON 30/04/2017

Mrs Meenakshi Lekhi, M.P. inaugurated New Library at Recreation Centre, Green Park Extension of Senior Citizens Council of Delhi on 27th April, 2017 in the presence of more than 100 Senior Citizens. A Fashion Show of Female Senior Citizens was also organized by Event Expert Mrs Bulbul Sawhney, which was also appreciated. She congratulated J.R. Gupta, President of the Council for engaging lonely Senior Citizens throughout the Senior Citizens Council of Delhi organized joint-birthday of its 16 members falling in the day on daily basis by making availability of various free facilities in the Centre such as month of April, 2017 at its Recreation Centre, Green Park Extension on 30/04/2017 in the Physiotherapy, Computer Training, Yoga Training, Indoor Games & Daily Satsang. J.R. presence of more than 150 senior citizens. All were felicitated with garland, shawl, gift Gupta, while thanking Mrs Lekhi requested her to make provision of lift in the Centre, as and a refreshment packet as a token of respect and regards. Mr Vikas Jain, from Share most of the senior citizens between the ages of 75 & 90 years are facing inconvenience Samadhan delivered a talk on unclaimed money, Transfer & Transmission of while climbing stairs. The Council has also installed RO-Unit, Water Cooler & TV. Any Investments followed by question answer session. Also, Mr Arshdeep Singh Kohli from Senior Citizen living anywhere can avail these free facilities in the Centre daily from 11:30 Contd. on page 3 with more photos AM to 5:00 PM - A report by Harish Gupta, Library Incharge

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ELDERLYELDERLY NEWS NEWS WISHES WISHES ITS READERS ITS A READERSVERY HAPPY BUDH WORLD POORNIMA, ELDERS WORLD ABUSE ELDERS AWARENESSABUSE AWARENESS DAY DAY VOL 004 E LDERLY N EWS Issue No. 041 MONTH : MAY, 2017 Page-2 CONFEDERATION NEWS SKILL INDIA PROGRAMMES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS RAM NAVAMI & BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION BY SILVER SCWA - ROHINI India possesses large number of economially self sustained, healthy, learned senior citizens with untapped potential of professional skills and competence. Government of India could find avenues for such individuals through empanelment process and harness their potential through “Skill India Programmes”. There are strong possibilities of Senior Citizens coming forward L.R. GARG on the concepts of other than monetary compensation as well - proposal deserves due considerations for implementation to obviate Senior Citizens skills and competence going into hibernation. -EDITOR TOUR TO BANARAS AYODHA & ALLAHABAD BY SCWA - VIKAS PURI

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VISIT TO ANDAMAN & NIKOBAR TRIP BY DAS SCWO - BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS BY GULMOHAR SC FORUM

Gulmohar Senior Citizens celebrated birthday of April born members including Dr. MONTHLY MEETING & ACTIVITIES OF CARE & SHARE SCWA - ROHINI Baldeo Sahai who entered in his 100th year of life. A memento was presented to Dr. Sahai by Gulmohar Citizens Forum. -A Report by Subhash Sauja, Secretary HELPAGE OFFICIALS VISITS RECREATION CENTER

VISIT TO MATHURA & VRIDAVAN BY SCCA - MOTI NAGAR LtoR :- Geetika Sen Gupta, Pallavi, J.R. Gupta, Harish Gupta & Asha Yadav Mrs. Geetika Sen Gupta & Mrs Pallavi from Help Age India visited Recreation Center recently & both were welcomed by J.R. Gupta, President of the Council. Sh. Harish Kumar Gupta & Mrs. Asha Yadav have been nominated as Library Incharge. - EDITOR COUPLE FROM JABALPUR FELICITATED AT DEER PARK ON 21.04.2017 Er. Ram Krishan Choksey & Mrs. Saroj Choksey from Jabalpur felicitated on 21.04.2017 at Deer Park Satsang. Prasad was also distributed by them. 45 M embers of Moti Nagar Senior Citizens Cultural Association visited Mathura & -EDITOR Vrindavan on 22.3.2017 . The Members got D arshan & Blessings of Shree Banke Bihari ji, including Iskcon T emple, Prem Mandir . - A report by Subhash Sharma, President Editorial Board of Elderly News : B.S. Yadav (Dwarka), G.R. Sehgal (Sant Nagar), Ved Prakash Gupta (), J.C. Narang (Tagore Garden), Dinesh Kumar Sangal (Arjun Nagar) Reporters : A.C. Bansal, Pratap Singh, Gyan Singh Tokas & Smt. Kamlesh Popli (Chief Editor J.R. FECILITATING OF NEWLY ELECTED CORPORATOR MRS SHIKHA RAI 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 & 8 AM ) Vidushi Radha Kumari (Vrindawan) from 16.05.17 to 31.05.17, Pt. Ram Anugrah Ramayani (Prayag) from 01.06.17 to 15.06.17 & Acharya Mahender Mishra (Chitrakoot) from 16.06.2017 to 30.06.2017. Also at Shiv Mandir, Green Park from 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm daily, Shri Ram Mandir, B5 Block, Safdarjung Enclave from 7 pm to 8 pm daily, Sadbhavana Satsang Mandal, DDA Flats, on every Sunday from 10 am to 11 am & RECREATION CENTRE, GREEN PARK EXTENSION DAILY FROM 3 TO 4 PM -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 Newly elected Corporator from East of Kailash and Kailash Hills. Mrs Shikha Rai Branch, which is exempted under 80G of Income Tax Act 1961. -L.R. Garg, EDITOR felicitated during the Monthly Hawan of Senior Citizen Forum Kailash Hills. APPEAL FORAFFILIATIONWITH CONFEDERATION - A report by Arun Soin, General Secretary Till Date 127 Registered Senior Citizens Associations have affiliated with the Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi (An umbrella Body of 11 Lakh BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS BY SVNM - CC BLOCK SHALIMAR BAGH Senior Citizens across Delhi). In order to take up issues of Senior Citizens with the Govt., all other SCA s 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. APPEAL FOR LIFE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL Senior Citizens Council of Delhi has been organizing daily spiritual, social & cultural activities for its members for the last 37 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

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538 547 556 564 Shri Prem Chand Gupta Mrs. Kanta Grover, Shri Hans Raj, Mrs. Suniti Rani Bansal, C-38, Green Park Main, B-6/64, Safdarjung Enclave, 4070, B-5 & 6, , W—27, G.F., Green Park (Main) Second Floor New Delhi-110029 New Delhi-110070 New Delhi - 110016 New Delhi- 110016 539 548 557 565 Shri Vinod Kumar Bhandari Smt. Veena Raj, Mrs. Kamlesh Ramgaria, Mrs. Anokhi Agarwal A-32, D.N. KA. Hatha, Paota, 4070, B-5 & 6, Vasant Kunj, W-30, (G.F.), Green Park (Main), 60,3RD Floor, Arjun Nagar Jodhpur -342006 New Delhi-110070 New Delhi - 110016 New Delhi- 110029

540 549 Shri Umed Singh Khati, 558 566 Shri Surendra Mohan Singhal, F-32, Street No. 1, Mr. Naresh Chandra Israni Mr Kaushal Gupta, B-4/139, F.F., Safdarjung Enclave, East Vinod Nagar, D-16/2, , 303, Jor Bagh, New Delhi-110029 Delhi-110091 New Delhi- 110028 New Delhi- 110003 541 550 559 567 Smt. Ruma Bassi, Shri Vijay Kumar Nishchal, Mrs. Maya Devi, Mrs Nirmal Sikka, A-15-B, DDA Flats, Munirka, K-64, , 188, Hargobind Enclave, B-4/ 151, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi-110067 New Delhi-110015 Vikas Marg, Delhi-110092 New Delhi- 110029

542 551 560 Mr. Dinesh Kumar Gupta, Adv., 568 Smt Alka Mittal, Smt. Bhupinder Kaur, Smt. Suman Gupta, Chamber No. D-403, District Courts 404, Pocket C-8, Sector-8, 21-A, Arjun Nagar, 200-D /1, Gautam Nagar, Complex, Karkardooma, Rohini, Delhi-110085 New Delhi-110029 New Delhi- 110049 Shahdara, Delhi- 110032 543 552 561 569 Shri Gopal Singh, Smt. Charanjeet Kaur, Shri Vinod Kumar Bhardwaj, Smt. Saroj Rastogi, H.No. 36/1, Humayun Pur, A-32-C, DDA Flats, 33, DDA SFS Flats, Gautam Apts., D-29, Gulmohar Park, New Delhi-110029 Munirka, New Delhi-110067 Gautam Nagar, New Delhi – 110049 New Delhi - 110049

544 553 562 570 Shri Om Prakash Gupta, Smt. Sarita Sharma, Mrs. Santosh Sharma Smt. Nirmal Gupta, 9A, Jia Sarai, Plot No. 50, Flat No. AF-3, 1040, Ward No- 8, Mehta Chowk, B-6/69 A, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi-110016 Arjun Nagar, New Delhi-110029 New Delhi- 110030 New Delhi - 110029

545 554 563 571 Smt Pushap Lata Gupta, Smt. Vimlesh, Shri Daulat Ram Pawar Dr., Nandan Singh, 9A, Jia Sarai, F-9A, DDA Flats, B-7 Extn/75, Safdarjung Enclave, 62, Madangir Village, New Delhi-110016 Munirka, New Delhi-110067 New Delhi- 110029 New Delhi - 110062

546 555 Shri P.K. Sen, SHREE RAM KATHA AT FROM 28 MAY TO 05 JUNE 2017 Shri D. Chunarkar, 44, Humayun Pur, Flat No.7, Shree Ram Katha Samiti Dakshini Delhi in association with Senior Citizens Council 69, IIIrd Floor, Gautam Nagar, 4th Floor, New Delhi-110049 of Delhi is to organize Shree Ram Katha by Param Poojya Sant Sh. Vijay Kaushal Ji New Delhi-110029, Maharaj at Siri Fort Auditorium from 28-05-2017 to 05.06.2017 (4.30 to 7.30 pm) daily. All are cordially invited. -J.R. Gupta, President, 9810488059 Special Programes at Recreatin Centre, Green Park Extn. 15/05/2017 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm Sunderkand Path by Monty Family INTERACTION BY DELHI POLICE WITH SENIOR CITIZENS ON 13.05.2017 20/05/2017 11.30 am to 2.00 pm Health Checkup Camp Confederation of Senior Citizens Associations of Delhi in association with Delhi Police (Eastern 28/05/2017 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm Joint-Birthday Celebrations of Council Range) is to organize Interaction Session in which Sh. SBK Singh, Special Commissioner, Law & Members whose Birthday falls during the month of May, 2017 followed by refreshments. Order (North) would be Chief Guest at Maharaja Agarsen College Auditorium, Vasundhra Enclave, The concerned members are requested to confirm their participation immediately but Near Dallu Pura Village, East Delhi on 13th May, 2017 from 10.30am to 12.30 noon followed by not later than 20/05/2017. Candle March at Jantar Mantar on 14.06.2017, 5.30 pm EDITOR refreshments. All are cordially invited. - RSVP : - J.R. Gupta, Chairperson, 9810488059

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