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The Senior Citizens Friends Welfare Association has flayed the Union authorities determination to discontinue the State-level operations of ‘Elder Line’ (14567) helpline for the elderly.
Kerala had the highest beingness expectancy owing to the prime of wellness services successful the State. It besides had the highest proportionality of the aged successful the country. Against this backdrop, the Elder Line benefited Keralites the most.
The helpline was captious successful informing the authorities acrophobic of unit against the aged arsenic good arsenic the needs and problems of the aged who faced isolation. Those who called the helpline were enactment successful interaction with experts and counsellors for taking punctual ineligible action, rescues, oregon rehabilitation.
This highly beneficial inaugural was present acceptable to beryllium discontinued by the Union authorities astatine the State level from April 1 and its functioning transformed into zonal operations, with Kerala included successful the southbound portion that volition beryllium headquartered successful Telangana, the relation said.
With this, the presently casual and transparent Elder Line work volition go precise hard to entree for the aged since aft dialling 14567 they volition person to prime from proffered connection options done telephone keypad inputs and hold for directions.
Call connectivity could beryllium a occupation if the postulation was heavy. Information connected State-specific schemes could beryllium hard to travel by. The aboriginal of schemes prepared with Elder Line engagement specified arsenic Sallapam and Sayamprabha accelerated effect squad were besides uncertain, it said.
The relation urged the Union authorities to re-examine the determination which, it said, would marque the lives of the aged much difficult.
