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Who is an Old Person/Senior
Citizen.
The person who has attained the age of 60 and above is an old person/senior
citizen.
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| Q.2. |
What is Old Age Care?
Positive interventions for strengthening family and social support systems
for the older persons is Old Age Care.
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| Q.3. |
What is Geriatrics?
Geriatrics is the branch of medicine or social science concerned with
the health and care of old people.
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| Q.4 |
What is Gerontology?
Gerontology is the scientific study of the elderly, and of the ageing
process itself.
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| Q.5. |
What is ‘NPOP’?
NPOP is acronym of the National Policy on Older Persons(NPOP). It is a
policy document formulated by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
in 1999 with the main objective of providing for affirmative action for
ensuring social and financial security, health care opportunities to engage
oneself gainfully. This would enable them to acquire better control over
their lives and participate in decision-making on matters which affect
them as equal partners in the development process.
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| Q.6. |
What is the goal of NPOP?
The goal of the NPOP is to ensure the well being of older persons. It
aims to strengthen their legitimate place in society and help older persons
to live the last phase of their life with purpose, dignity and peace.
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| Q.7. |
What does the policy visualize?
It visualizes that the State will endeavour to ensure support for financial
security, health care, shelter, welfare and other needs of older persons.
It also provides for protection against abuse and exploitation, make available
opportunities for development of the potential of Older persons, seek
their participation and provide services so that they can improve the
quality of their lives.
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| Q.8. |
What are the principal areas of
intervention and action strategies envisaged in NPOP?
The principal areas of intervention are:
- Financial Security
- Health Care and Nutrition
- Shelter
- Continued Education
- Welfare
- Protection of life and property
- Realising the Potential
- Family Support
- Research
- Training of Manpower
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| Q.9. |
What is NCOP?
National Council on Older Persons (NCOP) was constituted in May, 1999
by the
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India.
* NCOP works as highest Advisory Body under Chairmanship of the Minister
of Social
Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India.
* NCOP plays a vital role in helping older persons to solve their problem
at National,
State and Local levels.
* To provide feedback on implementation of NPOP.
* To advise on policies & programmes for Older Persons.
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| Q. 10. |
What are the Constitutional
& Legal Safeguards for Elderly?
* Article 41, a Directive Principal of the Constitution of India provides
that state shall make effective provision for securing the right to work,
to education and to public assistance in case of unemployment, old age,
sickness and disablement & in other cases of undeserved want within
the limits of its economic development and capacity.
* The right of parents without any means to be supported
by their children having sufficient means has been recognized by Section
20(3) of the Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act, 1956.
* Parents’ Maintenance Bill, 1996 (Passed by Himachal
Pradesh Assembly) where a simple procedure was introduced for parents
being ignored by their children to be given maintenance
* Section 125(1)D of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
makes incumbent on persons with sufficient means to maintain his/her father
or mother unable to maintain himself/herself.
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| Q.11. |
What are the Schemes of Ministry
of Social Justice & Empowerment for elderly?
The Schemes for elderly include:
* Day Care Centre
* Old Age Home
* Mobile Medicare Facilities
* Construction of Home
Through Grant in Aid to NGOs/ Voluntary Organizations
Clickable… Link to Website of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
– Click Schemes under Care of Older Persons.
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| Q.12. |
What is ‘NICE’?
NICE is acronym of the National Initiative on Care for Elderly developed
by the NISD to enhance the delivery of care to the elderly in de-institutionalized
settings.
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| Q.13. |
What are the Aims and Objectives
of ‘NICE’?
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To develop a cadre of frontline personnel of Geriatric
Care Givers
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To impart training to Care Givers in socio-economic,
physical, psychological and other related issues of the aged
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To generate skilled manpower focused on intervention
in the family and community setting for the welfare of older persons
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To identify and promote support systems and networking
for care of the older persons
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To facilitate convergence of services of Govt./Non-Govt.
sectors both locally and at the national level
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| Q.14. |
What is the Vision of project
‘NICE’?
To enhance the delivery of care to the elderly in de-institutionalized
/home settings by generating , awareness, identifying needs, effecting
targeted intervention and optimizing capabilities to improve the quality
life of the elderly.
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| Q.15. |
What are the different courses
under project ‘NICE’?
There are two types of long term Course under this project:
(i) Six-months Certificate Course in Geriatric Care
(CCGC)
(ii) One-year Postgraduate Diploma in Integrated Geriatric Care (PGDIGC)
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| Q.16. |
When was the first one year
PG Diploma in Integrated Geriatric Care launched?
1st October 2003.
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| Q.17. |
What is the eligibility for
one –year PGDIGC?
Graduation from a recognized University.
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| Q.18. |
What is the course curriculum
of one year PGDIGC?
The course curriculum includes Geriatrics, Geriatric Health, Geriatric
Management, Social Policy and Planning, Geriatric Counseling Geriatric
Research.
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| Q.19. |
What are the main academic inputs
under one-year PGDIGC?
(i) Seminar Presentation (ii) Dissertation (iii) Group Project (iv) Field
work/Placement (v) Internship
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| Q.20. |
What are the career opportunities
for one-year PGDIGC?
The students on successful completion of these courses can find jobs in
the Govt. or Non-Govt. Institutions working for old age care as:
- Project Director and Programme Managers
- HRD Professionals
- Counselors and Consultants in Community Based Organizations
- Associates with Residents Welfare Association (RWA)
- Welfare Officers / Middle level Professional in Hospitals/Nursing
Homes.
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| Q.21. |
What is the eligibility of six-
month course?
Matriculation examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination,
which is equivalent to secondary examination
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| Q.22. |
What is the course curriculum
of 6-month course in Geriatric care?
The Course curriculum covers Social Gerontology, Basic Geriatrics, Applied
Geriatrics and Applied Nursing as main components.
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| Q.23. |
What are the main academic inputs
under six-month Course?
House Hold Surveys, Exposure Visits and Field Work in Old Age Homes/Age
Care Institutions and Visits to Hospitals.
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| Q.24. |
What are the career opportunities
for six-month course?
Career opportunities may be available in the form of:
- Home carer
- Social worker
- Emergency relief worker
- Health worker
- Project assistant
- Physiotherapy Assistant
- Assistant- Mobile- Medicare unit.
- Nursing Assistant
- Home Nursing Assistant
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| Q.25. |
From where we can obtain the
list of NISD trained care givers?
You may refer to Old Age Care in the NISD’s website www.nisd.gov.in for the list of Care
Givers.
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| Q.26. |
When is the International Day
of Older Persons observed ?
UN General Assembly designated 1st October as International Day of Older
Persons by resolution 45/106 of 14th December, 1990 following up on initiatives
such as the Vienna International Plan of Action on Ageing, adopted by
the 1982 World Assembly on Ageing and endorsed later that year by the
General Assembly. Thereafter 1st October is observed as International
Day of Older Person every year.
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| Q.27. |
How did GoI celebrated last
International Day?
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in collaboration with National Institute of Social Defence and Helpage India, New Delhi celebrated the International Day of Older Persons on October 1, 2006. To mark the occasion Walakthon was organized at India Gate Lawns which was flagged off by Smt. Meira Kumar, Union Minister, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
The highlight of the celebration was Vayoshreshtha Samman organized at Kamani Auditorium, New Delhi on October 17, 2006. some of the Senior Citizens/Institutions working in the field were felicitated with this Samman for their exemplary contribution to various walks of public life even after attaining the age of 70 plus by Smt. Meira Kumar, Union Minister, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. A play dep-icting intergenerational bonding, based on Munshi Premchand's story Budhi Kaki was staged by the artists of Rangtoli, National School of Drama.
Around 600 members from 20 Senior Citizens Forum actively participated in the event.
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| Q.28. |
Did India participate in Second
UN World Assembly on Ageing?
The Second UN World Assembly on Ageing was organized in Madrid, Spain
from 8- 12 April, 2002 with the main objective of promoting ‘A Society
For All Ages’ and respond to Challenges of population Ageing. The
Indian Delegation led by the Union Minister for Social Justice &Empowerment
and comprising senior officers of India, Indian Ambassador in Spain and
others participated in the Assembly.
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What was the outcome of the
Second UN World Assembly on Ageing?
At the closing of the Second World Assembly on Ageing in Madrid, Spain,
World Governments set out the blue print for an international response
to the opportunities and challenges of Population Ageing in the twenty-first
century and the promotion of the concept of a “Society for all ages”,
the main theme of the event. The Assembly made a political declaration
and adopted Madrid International Plan of Action –2002.
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