(Updated on 20th November 2011)
Please attend OUR MONTHLY TALK/DISCUSSION SESSION on SECOND SUNDAY of every month. AT : DAY CARE CENTRE (Near 10 No Bus stop)
15th August 2011
FLAG HOISTING AT 1030 HRS
Followed by
OPEN HOUSE ON LOKPAL BILL
CHIEF GUEST
Justice R D Shukla
10th July 2011
LOKPAL, a legal, judicial, administrative and journalistic view
Panelists
Justice R D Shukla
Shri J P Vyas (IAS -Retired)
Shri S K Varma, Advocate
and Shri GHanshyam Saxena, Editor GREY HAIR
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION SEMINAR
12th June 2011
Dr M L Gupta former Member Secretary, M P Pollution control Board and Director, International Institute of Environment was the Keynote Speaker. He covered the entire canvas of Air, Water, Forest and sanitation pollution. Apart from government regulations and control, the realisation at theindividual level was highlighted so that the future generation hasnot to suffer for our carelessness and folly.
Justice Shukla covered the aspect of selfish attitude and gave examples of sheer inefficiency and of those given the responsibility to ensure environment protection laws.
Gen Sinho highlighted the need for discipline and awareness of thr long term harm of our lax attitudes.
15th June 2011
HelpAge (India), M P State Federation of Senior Citizens and Senior Citizens Forum, Bhopal, jointly organised a seminar on the occasion of WORLD ELDERS ABUSE AWARENESS DAY at the Day Care Centre of the Forum. Dr Mishra an expert on Social Welfare, Shri Shukla, member Human Rights Commission, Shri Saraswat, President of the Federation and the Forum and Shri Sharma, Regional Director of HelpAge spoke on theoccasion.
HelpAge, MP Federation of Sr Citizens and Senior Citizens Forum have over the years have pursued the care of Elders as their mission. Medical camps, visit to old-age homes, cancer detection camps, care of terminally ill elders, supply of medicines and fruits and holding of seminars on the connected topics has been our effort.
We find that the main problem areas are inconsiderate daughter-in-law, interfering parents, financial dependence, property distribution fights, disgusting state of old age homes and lack of emotional connect. More importantly when children see how their parents have taken care of their parents, they also may decide to similarly look after the parents when they become old. Unless the elders learn how to adjust with those who are required to look after them, conflicts could not be avoided.
It was brought out that oldage homes are
real pain for the olds, and even for their sympathetic children. In most
cases, they don't have specialised medical assistance, the rooms are so
small that you cannot even walk 4 steps in a single direction. The cleanliness
should be skipped, as the people who are there for maintaining the cleanliness,
just do because it is their duty, without any compassion. Sometimes, the
rooms stinks. If someone vomitted something anywhere there, they will
take more than 2 to 3 hours to clean it (literally), after their other
works are over.
If the person living there asks for something, then they will promptly
reply, "Why are you desiring for facilities at this age, grandfather,
you have got old and going to die in a few days, go and sleep in yout
cot, and pray God". Every old age home may not be that bad but lack
of compassion is the main source of disappointmenmt.
HT prominently covered the story about World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. HelpAge, MP Federation of Sr Citizens and Senior Citizens Forum have over the years have pursued the care of Elders as their mission. Medical camps, visit to old-age homes, cancer detection camps, care of terminally ill elders, supply of medicines and fruits and holding of seminars on the connected topics has been our effort.
Shri Vijay Shukla, Member Human Roghts Commission very correctly said that we make commisions or enact legislations only when UN mendates regarding the senior citizens. There is a need to be more proactive in such matters.
10th April 2011: WAS a YOGA SPECIAL. R S TIWARI, our Vice PRESIDENT GAVE A DEMONSTRATION WITH commentary by Gp Capt Mehta of selected simple and short Yoga and limbs movementexercises.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING was held ON 17 April 2011
AT Day Care Centre See details under activities
FORMATION OF APPEX BODY OF SOCIAL ORGANISATIONS OF BHOPAL
Date : 11 March 2011
Place: Sr. Citizen's Day Care Center, 10 No Stop Bhopal.
Time: 3 pm - 5 pm
ATTENDEES:
Shri : D K Dixit, Brajesh Nigam (Bhopal Citizen's Forum), SK Saraswat,
SS Raghuwanshi, AC Jumole (Sr. Citizen's Forum), Dr Shankar patidar (Gayatri
Parivar), SN Chouksey (Gandhiwadi Prayas), CB Malpani (Asso of Ind, Mandideep),
Pradeep Ghosh, Shantanoo Saxena (SWANS), Anurag Shrivastava (Juris Consultants),
Siddharth Gupta (Nirdhan Nishulk KSS), Varun Chouhan, Arpit Pathak and
Shaila Masood (RTI activist)
Smt : Shipra Bhattacharya (Sr. Citizen's Forum), Ms Nikita Delouri
DISCUSSIONS:
The discussions started with a brief round of introduction of the various
respected members present and representing various organizations.
A meeting was held the previous day to plan a combined strategy on the
Lokpal bill movement started by Anna Hazare. In that meeting, where a
larger group assembled, it was decided that an Apex Body be formed to
take up such causes jointly by all citizens of Bhopal. This Apex body
can be an non-political informal group with representations of all citizen
groups of Bhopal.
Taking the discussions further from there, the attendees in this meeting
discussed on how to move ahead in the formation of an apex committee,
in which various organizations and bodies working in the city, come under
a common name.
There were further discussions on how the said body can act as an ombudsman
in mutually resolving the disputes among its various members and that
if there are issues which are of concern to the people at large how they
can be resolved. For example a dispute regarding the activities of a builder
which are not in tune with the environment standards can be taken up by
the apex body, and the concerned member, in this case the builders association,
can be asked to pressurize the individual builder. In case the builders
association fails, appropriate action can be taken against the individual
builder by the apex body together.
There were also discussions on whether the employees associations will
have a role in the apex body. The house was divided, with some members
expressing reservation that the said organization only press for personal
issues like pay and pension, and are politically inclined. The matter
needs to be deliberated in detail, and the representation of the employees
is necessary for dealing with issues of inappropriate behavior and conduct
of employees.
It was decided, that all such organisations that intend to be a part of
the Apex group, discuss it among their organization members and give a
letter of association to the Senior Citizen's Forum (Mr Saraswat / Mrs
Shipra Bhattacharjee) by 30th April 2011.
It was decided to have the first formative meeting of the 'Bhopal Citizens
Apex Body (BCAB)' on 1st May, 2011 (Sunday) at Senior Citizen's Day Care
Centre (10 No. Stop) at 3 pm.
NEW MEMBERS OF THE FORUM
Wg Cdr J S Shrikhande, Gautam Nagar, Bhopal
Shri H S CHAUHAN , D29, Regal Home, Khajurikalan, Bhopal
Shri R P KAKKAD, E/6 , Arera Colony, Bhopal
Major (Smt) Agnihotri
Smt Saroj Verma, a social activist
OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President Shri S K SARASWAT
Vice Pres (Gen) & Web Director Gp Capt A B MEHTA
Vice Pres (Ent) & Legal Advisor Shri N P SHRIVASTAVA
Vice Pres (Fin) &Treasurer Shri R S TIWARI
Secretary SMT S BHATTACHARYA
Jt Secretary Shri A K MUZUMDAR
MEMBERS
Shri A T NALAVADE
Dr G J LALA Shri R N SHUKLA
Shri S S RAGHUVANSHI
Cdre U S PATEL
Shri B C JOSHI
Shri M R PANDIT
Shri A C JUMADE
Shri G S SAXENA
Shri S N CHOUKSEY
Shri S K GUPTA
Dr R P MISHRA
Smt UMA SARASWAT
Smt PUSHPA SHRIVASTAVA
In an effort to keep senior citizens informed of the important information relevant to them, the Forum undertakes activities like Lectures, Social Gatherings, Yoga Classes, Discourses by Spiritual Leaders, Taking up with the Government issues of socially important nature with special stress on those affecting senior citizens. Our President is also the President of the State level Confederation of such forums. We also provide information about the experience available with our members for the use of the society. The following paragraphs list the topics for which expertise is available with our members.
Our members include retired Vice Chancellors, Professors, General Managers of Public and Private Undertakings and senior HRD and Training Executives who can guide organisations and individuals to meet their training and career planning needs
We have amongst our members Forest Managemnet experts, Environmental Protection programme Directors and Panelists for examining environmental clearances who all can take up any project coordination and guidance assignments
We have as our council member, Dr G C Agarwal, Retd General Manager ONGC who is a respected consultant to the Disaster Management Institute
We have Retired Director General of Police, Senior Officers from Military and Police Department amongst our members who can provide help in planning Security related needs of any organisation
Our members include renouned Advocates and retired senior officers of Excise and other Finance related departments who can take up advisory roles on Legal and Taxation matters
Our active members include Senior Journalists and Senior Marketting and Public Relations Executives of large establishments in the Public and Private fields
We have quite a few retired Senior Engineers, at the level of Chief Engineers, who have handled large watershed management and Irrigation projects
Many of our members have obtained on the job experience in handling matters related to Organisational and Personal Finances
A number of Senior Doctors are our members from civil and military medical services. They include retired Professors of Medical Colleges and have been participating in Free Medical and Surgical Camps.
Some of our members are associated with Hospitals, Rehabilitation Centres and Physiotherapy Clinics and are rendering selfless services to the Physically Challenged persons. Some members were/are involved in managing Blind Relief Societies.
Considering that all of our members are elders, it is but natural that activities related to Spirituality and Yoga form a prominent part of our programme. We hold regular discourses, Yoga training and also run courses like 'Vanaprastha Preparatory Seminar' through associate agencies like Chinmayanand Mission.
Shri S K Saraswat, President of our Forum is a respected Social Activist who has devoted his life in taking up activities to help the needy including NGOs who are interested in taking up sincere programmes for improving the life of poor, sick and unhappy elders
We operate from Day Care Centre, Near 10 No. Bus Stop,
BHOPAL (462 016)
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