By IANS,
New Delhi : The union government has formed a committee to review the National Policy for Older Persons in the changing social and economic context, union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik said Friday.
The panel will be headed by Mohini Giri, the minister said here after conferring the Vayosreshtha Samman, 2010 on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons.
The National Policy for Older Persons was formulated in 1999.
“Ten years have passed since then and, therefore, it was felt that there was need to review the policy in the changing social and economic conditions,” the minister said.
The Vayosreshtha Samman is given each year to recognise the exemplary contribution of senior citizens in various fields and outstanding institutions working for the welfare of the elderly.