INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Federal government to make use of knowledge of senior
Keshar Bahadur Bhandaris National Security introduced
I heartily prompt one and
all to contribute from their respective quarters for making the life of elderly people comfortable and respectable, with the expectation
that the Day today would motivate all to internalise the significance of the ideal household based upon Eastern culture guided by the
principle of Matri devo bhava, Pitri devo bhava, which sees the mom and daddy as God, President Bhandari said.It is specified in the
presidents message that senior citizens, who are cognisant of understanding, abilities and experience, are the beacon of inspiration and
understanding for us, and that todays youth ought to be able to learn life abilities from the experience and understanding that senior
persons have actually discovered through life-long struggle and experience.The head-of-the-state worried the need for collective efforts
from the family, society, and the state to create a making it possible for environment to transfer the water fountain of experience and
understanding held by elderly people to the new generation
The family members, society, organisations and the 3 tiers of the federal government must collaborate in a coordinated way for making the
lives of elderly people dignified and comfortable, checks out the presidents message.She also directed all the concerned sides to further
expand and carry out the concessions and centers that the Government of Nepal has provided to elderly people in various sectors of public
services, including health and transport sectors, in a reliable way.The National Senior Citizens Day is marked on the 11th day of the Nepali
month of Paush every year in commemoration of the day where the state began dispersing social security allowance to seniors
The federal government began distributing social security allowance to elderly people on 26 December 1994
This year too, the National Senior Citizens Day is being commemorated with the motto, Our Common Concern: Rights of Senior Citizens by
organising various programmes.A variation of this article appears in the print on December 27, 2022, of The Himalayan Times
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