The Telangana High Court on Monday issued notices to the State government regarding non-establishment of an adequate number of old age homes in different parts of the State.
A bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti, while hearing a suo motu petition, instructed the government to file their affidavits in the matter within four weeks. The notices were issued to the Chief Secretary along with the Principal Secretary and the Director and Commissioner for Women, Children, Disabled and Senior Citizens.
It was noted in the PIL that some senior citizens were being deprived of basic amenities in their twilight years due to the lack of sufficient number of old age homes. The bench noted that Section 19 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 mandated setting up of at least one old age home in each district, providing accommodation for nearly 150 senior citizens.
