Chandigarh : ₹786 lakh allotted to ship well being, welfare and social safety providers at doorstep of senior residents Punjab Minister for Social Safety, Girls and Little one Improvement Dr Baljit Kaur on Tuesday launched Part II of the flagship marketing campaign “Sade Bazurag, Sada Maan” from Kalkat Bhawan (Kisan Vikas Chamber) in Mohali, reiterating the state authorities’s dedication to making sure dignity, care and social safety for senior residents. The marketing campaign shall be carried out on a district-wise foundation to offer well being, welfare and social safety providers on to the aged at their doorstep.
Dr Baljit Kaur stated that beneath the management of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Authorities is prioritising the well-being of senior residents. For Part II of the marketing campaign, an quantity of ₹786 lakh has been earmarked to organise district-level camps throughout the state. These camps purpose to make sure that important providers attain aged residents in a well timed and accessible method. She knowledgeable that Part II will cowl all remaining districts of Punjab from February 2 to February 18.
Highlighting the success of the primary section launched in 2023, the Minister stated that 20,210 senior residents have been registered throughout Part I, reflecting sturdy public participation and belief in authorities welfare initiatives. She added that the second section has been designed to additional strengthen outreach and protection.
The camps will supply a variety of providers, together with eye check-ups and cataract screening, ENT and orthopaedic consultations, screening for non-communicable illnesses and dementia, and homoeopathic and ayurvedic remedy. On-the-spot enrolment for social safety pensions, issuance of Senior Citizen Playing cards and ALIMCO playing cards may even be facilitated. Consciousness and help associated to the Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana, the Upkeep and Welfare of Mother and father and Senior Residents Act, 2007, and different authorized rights will type an integral a part of the programme.
Dr Baljit Kaur stated that important assistive units comparable to near-vision spectacles, listening to aids, strolling aids, cervical collars, belts and wheelchairs shall be distributed on the spot to eligible beneficiaries. She additionally famous {that a} toll-free helpline quantity 14567 is operational to assist senior residents throughout Punjab.
Sharing monetary particulars, the Minister stated that round 23.33 lakh beneficiaries are presently receiving outdated age pensions in Punjab, with a budgetary provision of ₹4,100 crore made for pension schemes within the 2025–26 monetary 12 months. Throughout the state-level camp in Mohali, ALIMCO kits and outdated age pension sanction letters have been handed over to beneficiaries, whereas NGOs and Senior Citizen Associations have been felicitated for his or her providers.
