NEW DELHI: Schemes like National Policy on Older Persons (NPOP) are of 1990s and these need to be “reconsidered and revised” by the Government, the Supreme Court said today.
A bench comprising Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta, which was hearing a PIL filed by former Union law minister Ashwani Kumar on right to live with dignity of elderly persons, also asked the Centre to respond to suggestions that there should be a scheme for old age pension.
“We are of the view that the existing schemes such as the National Policy on Older Persons (NPOP), Integrated Programme for Older Persons (IPOP) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) are of 1990s and theyse need to be reconsidered and revised,” it said.
Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand, appearing for the Centre, said that the process of revision and reconsideration of schemes is already underway. (AGENCIES)
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