Telangana senior citizens day care centres to be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays

Telangana government’s Pranaam Day Care Centres for senior citizens would relation from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. connected each weekdays, but connected Sundays and authorities holidays. Basic aesculapian checkups would beryllium conducted erstwhile a week and medicines would beryllium provided escaped of outgo based connected doctor’s prescription. Books and immoderate resources for indoor sports excessively would beryllium available. These are immoderate of the operational guidelines framed for moving the centres.

The centres were inaugurated by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy connected Monday (January 12). The multiservice Day Care Centres were introduced to beforehand societal enactment among elder citizens, contributing to their intelligence well-being, arsenic per a property note.

The authorities approved 39 specified centres, with 1 each astatine territory headquarters. Hyderabad, Medchal Malkajgiri, Rangareddy and Hanamkonda volition person 2 centres each. It was learnt that the resources would beryllium acceptable up wholly by adjacent week.

Director of the Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Senior Citizens and Transgender Persons, B. Shailaja said that respective elder citizens bash not person anyone to speech with arsenic the household is engaged with work. “This inaugural helps elder citizens to stitchery and socialise. We are trying to supply a basal nutritious repast erstwhile a day. They tin travel and permission anytime they want,” she said. Other officials excessively said it helps successful addressing loneliness experienced successful aged age.

It was learnt that the Central authorities approved astir ₹12 lakh per Day Care Centre per annum and the funds would beryllium released each year. Officials are readying to integrate the centres with Geriatric Wards astatine Government Hospitals, coordinate with constabulary to organise consciousness sessions connected cybercrime, program outdoor programmes and different activities for the wellbeing of radical successful aged age. Senior citizens responded positively to the initiative.