SYMPOSIUM ON ROLE OF OLDER PERSONS IN DEMOCRACY-II
WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON ONE-RANK-ONE-PENSION FOR RETIRED SERVICES PERSONNEL
23rd April 2009
GULMOHAR HALL, INDIA HABITAT CENTRE, LODI ROAD
Key Speakers:
Lt. Gen. (Emeritus) Raj Kadyan , PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Chairman, IESM, Vice Admiral Subhash Chopra (Retd.) Wg. Cdr Praful Bakshi (Retd.)
Agewell Foundation is about understanding needs of older persons, advocacy for their rights and sensitizing every one about Old Age. A survey conducted by Agewell Foundation in recent past suggests that older persons have an important role in democratic process as they not only constitute largest number of actual voters but also form largest number of elected leadership of the democracy.
However, in spite of all this there are hardly any Pro-Old People policies. One example of insensitiveness towards the older people is the struggle for One-Rank-One-Pension (OROP) for retired services personnel. Therefore to illustrate our survey findings we have invited views of ex-servicemen ...