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What are the important features of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007?

April 26, 2017ACT citizens features maintenance Parents Senior welfare

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What are the important features of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007?

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Ans. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 envisages providing need-based maintenance to the parents/grand parents from their children. Tribunals will be set up for the purpose of settling the maintenance claims of the parents in a time bound manner. Lawyers are barred from participating in the proceedings of the Tribunals at any stage. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 also contains enabling provisions like protection of life and property of senior citizens, better medical facilities, setting up of old age homes in every district, etc.