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Kerala Highlights Senior Citizens Department on International Older Persons Day
Kerala marked International Day of Older Persons on October 1.
Chief Minister V D Satheesan highlighted the state’s Department of Senior Citizens.
He said the department is now working and was promised during the election campaign.
The department is described as the first of its kind in India.
Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said older people remain important.
He said their voices should be heard at home, in society and in the economy.
He also said older people can share valuable experience and learn new things.
The ministers said caring for older people is a responsibility shared by every generation.
Chief Minister V D Satheesan highlighted Kerala’s Department of Senior Citizens on International Day of Older Persons.
The department, described as India’s first of its kind, is now operational, according to Satheesan.
Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said older people should be heard in families, society and the economy.
Chennithala called older people a resource whose experience can benefit society, not merely recipients of assistance.
Kerala is presenting elderly care as a shared social responsibility aligned with the United Nations vision of longer lives.
- Who
- Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan and Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala.
- What
- They highlighted Kerala’s operational Department of Senior Citizens and the importance of elderly welfare.
- Where
- Kerala, with the chief minister’s remarks reported from Thiruvananthapuram.
- When
- Thursday, October 1, on International Day of Older Persons.
- Why
- To mark the international observance and promote care, inclusion and dignity for older people.
Key facts
- Occasion
- International Day of Older Persons
- State
- Kerala
- Department
- Department of Senior Citizens
- Status
- Operational
- Claimed distinction
- Described as the first department of its kind in India
- Political origin
- Satheesan said it was promised by the UDF during its assembly poll campaign
- Policy approach
- Elderly care is being treated as a comprehensive social responsibility
Quotes
Ramesh Chennithala
Kerala State Home Minister
“They are a great resource who can accurately learn new things and share their experiences with society. Elderly welfare is the responsibility of all generations as old age is the face of today’s youth,”
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“Good governance and care are not in words, but in deeds,”
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