Manipur: CM Biren Singh stresses need for law to prevent ill-treatment of elderly parents | North East India News,The Indian Express

The CM said that the state was thinking of increasing the pension amount under the Manipur Old Age Pension Scheme (MOAPS) and the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension (IGNOAP) from Rs 200 to Rs 1,000 per month for beneficiaries aged 80 years and above.

The chief minister was speaking during an event held at Iboyaima Shumang Lila Shanglen in Imphal to mark the “International Day for Older Persons, 2022”.

Biren Singh noted that the trend of sending aged parents to old age homes has increased significantly. “Such culture will only make the state move backward,” added the chief minister.

Stating that parents in their old age should be given respect and taken good care of, Biren Singh said making elderly parents feel insecure can be termed a crime against humanity.

Biren Singh claimed that the Union and the state governments have taken up various schemes for the welfare of the elderly.

He informed that the state was thinking of increasing the pension amount under the Manipur Old Age Pension Scheme (MOAPS) and the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension (IGNOAP) from Rs 200 to Rs 1,000 per month for beneficiaries aged 80 years and above.

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