SENIOR CITIZENS HAVE BEEN IGNORED BY THE BUDGET STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE FINANCE MINISTER, RELATED TO THEIR HEALTH AND THE RAILWAY TRAVEL CONCESSION.

Long standing demands of the senior citizens of country , so related to their health and travels concern have been neglected in the budget statement issued by the Finance Ministry. The facility of senior citizens of country related to railway concession withdrawn during the covid 19 pandemic in 2020 has no consideration in the present budget statement issued by the FM . Recently government has announced that people over seventy years of group seniority would be automatically eligible for the free health care services and the Niti Aayog report 2023 and the economic survey 2024 had highlighted the importance of addressing senior citizens health and other issues, yet there is no consideration on the captioned subject of demand under public utility raised by the various senior citizens groups and communities however no pending issues of the senior citizens announced for the welfare of people of country, even several assurances by the government to the NGOs. As such the senior citizens are still hopeful that the Government will consider the demand of the Railway concession and free health care services to the senior citizens for which it had been assured by the government to the senior citizens. It is particularly mentioned here that senior citizens of the state of Himachal pradesh are allowed thity percent bus fare concession in Himachal Road Transport service however conductors of the buses are ignoring this rebate by how or means and for which a complaint has been registered on 22-7-2024 before the Regional Manager Kelong on telephone while travelling on their bus service from Bagher district Bilaspur to Chandigarh going to Haridwar from Kelong :-- Er Fateh Chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association Registered number HPCD 3552 Bilaspur Himachal pradesh. Phone number 9459334377.