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AP Government to setup Senior Citizen Council
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy instructed the officials to set up a State Senior Citizen Council.
Amaravati: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy instructed the officials to set up a State Senior Citizen Council. The Council should consist of a minimum of four senior citizens and the Council would meet Government once in a month. District Senior Citizen Councils also will be established in the districts to address senior citizens' problems.
Chief Minister held a review meeting on Spandana at Secretariat on Tuesday and told that it was the responsibility of everyone to take care of senior citizens in the state programs should be planned for their well-being.
'Village secretariats are going to start tomorrow (October 2). By December 1, all the village secretariats should function and by the end of November, all the facilities should be provided to village secretariats. All the errors should be resolved by December,' Chief Minister said to officials.
The Chief Minister asked the officials to conduct 'Spandana' program every day from January 1 after the village secretariats start functioning in full fledge. The goal is to deliver the ration card, pension, and other services within 72 hours. 'If services are provided in prescribed time, that means we have achieved a milestone,' said Chief Minister.
We are focusing on malnutrition in children and women, anaemia. Conduct a program on this with the help of village volunteers. We asked to conduct a screening test in Anganwadi centres, Chief Minister asked the officials to show a permanent solution to this problem. The government is ready to give Rs. 18 for nutritious food to children. Previously, the government used to give Rs. 8 for the same.
Cases of anaemia, malnutrition and infant mortality were on the rise besides child marriages, Jagan said. Speaking on Rythu Bharosa scheme, Jagan asked the officials to keep the beneficiaries details in village secretariats on October 5. The final list should be sent to Agriculture Department on October 8, said Chief Minister to the officials in Spandana meeting and asked them to create awareness among tenant farmers.
