Article on Rights of Old Aged Persons in India
Old age is an indispensable stage of life of a human being which a man cannot refute except ultimate death. The childhood and old age are natural reliant conditions of life where children depend upon parents and vice-versa. Nowadays parents are becoming burdensome for their child whenever they lose their strength to work and earn.
The present demographic scenario of the country shows the rising trend of adult population. According to census report 2011, there are 60.3% of people belonging to 15 to 59 years of age group and the percentage of people above 60+ age is 8.6%. On 14th December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly designated 1st October as the international day for older persons. In my Research Paper, I will discuss problems faced by the old aged persons in India like economic problem etc. and mistreatment and harassment faced by the older people in India.
Human rights are the basic rights of an individual. In other words, these are the freedom established by custom or international agreement that impose a standard of conduct on all nations. Thus, these are the fundamental rights which human being possesses by the fact of being human, which are neither created nor can be abrogated by any government.
The rights of elder people are also protected under Constitution of India in Article 41, they are also protected under various Personal Laws like Hindu Law, Muslim Law, Christian and Parsi Law, rights of Old Age Persons are also protected under Code of Criminal Procedure. There are many schemes launched by the Government for the protection of Rights of Old Age Persons in India like Government has passed various Acts like The Maintenance of & Welfare of Parents and Seniors Citizen Act, 2007. The Government has set up the ministry of Justice and Empowerment has launched the program IGNOAPS, Annapurna Scheme, National Policy on Older Persons (NOPS) etc.