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Wanaparthy Collector, Adarsh Surabhi, issued directions expanding the monthly allowance, doubling it successful immoderate cases, erstwhile an entreaty was filed pertaining to Revenue Divisional Officer’s (RDO) directions to wage ₹5,000 monthly to elder citizens oregon parents. One specified lawsuit was heard a period ago.
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Speaking connected Wednesday (November 19, 2025) connected the juncture of International Senior Citizens Day celebrations being held done the week from November 12, the collector said that if elder citizens successful the territory are neglected by children, a ailment tin beryllium lodged by dialing toll escaped fig 14567.
Citing the ‘Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007’, the collector said that due enactment volition beryllium taken against radical if a ailment successful this respect was lodged with the RDO. Acting connected 53 complaints, the Revenue Divisional Officer issued directions to wage monthly allowance to parents.
The Act has a proviso (Section 16 (1)) for a elder national oregon a genitor to record an entreaty with an Appellate Tribunal if they are not successful favour of the official’s order. Besides this, suo moto cases excessively are taken up erstwhile the allowance is not paid. While proceeding the 2 parties, children of elder citizens said they tin wage lone ₹1000. The Collector ordered them to wage more, sometimes an allowance of ₹10,000.
Mr. Adarsh said that an aged property location would beryllium acceptable up successful the territory soon. There are astir 23,000 pensioners successful the territory and astir 95 of them were added this month.
Meanwhile, a programme titled ‘Senior Saathi’ was launched by Minister Ponnam Prabhakar astatine Hyderabad Collectorate connected Wednesday. He recalled the complaints from elder citizens during tract visits, including parents neglected by children and elder citizens feeling lonely.
