Senior citizens should not face problems in later life: Minister Regmi

Chitwan: Minister for Women, Children, and Senior Citizen, Uma Regmi, has said that senior citizens should not face problems in their later life.

After monitoring the Social Welfare Old-Age Home at Devghat operated by Devghat Area Development Committee today, Minister Regmi opined that senior citizens should be respected. She shared, “The government is serious to making the old-age home systematic and to increase service and facility provided to the senior citizens.” Minister Regmi also urged the Old-Age Home Development Committee to move ahead collaborating with non-governmental organizations until it gets government assistance.

Similarly, the Executive Director of the Old-Age Home Development Committee, Dhiran Babu Ghimire, briefed the Minister about the situation of the Old-Age Home. A total of 38 elderly persons are now taking shelter at the Old-Age Home, operated since 2052 BS. —