UP govt and Railways team up to take senior citizens to Puri, Konark for free - Times of India

UP govt and Railways team up to take senior citizens to Puri, Konark for free

Ishita Bhatia | TNN | Jan 20, 2016, 10.36 PM IST

MEERUT: The Uttar Pradesh government in collaboration with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is set t

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o undertake a free pilgrimage of six days' duration to temples at Puri and Konark in Odisha for senior citizens of the state. The instructions that have been given by the UP governor were circulated via a government order of principal secretary Navneet Sehgal. As many as 1,044 citizens of the state will be able to benefit from this free scheme

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"Though the trip is mainly for senior citizens, other residents of the state can also apply for the initiative. This trip will be completed with the collaboration of IRCTC, under which the interested residents will board trains from Lucknow and will be taken to Odisha. The travel itinerary of residents of other UP districts to Lucknow will be scheduled via Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) buses," read the government order issued by Navneet Sehgal, principal secretary, UP religious affairs.

The trip is scheduled from February 24 to February 29, 2016. Interested citizens can either apply online on www.samajwadishravanyatra.upgov.info till January 25 or submit their application to the respective district magistrates by February 5, 2016.

"From each district a maximum of 10 applicants will be allowed for the travel on first come first serve basis. The remaining people for the trip will be decided at the state government level. A waiting list will also be made so that if anyone backs off, another resident can be accommodated," read the order.

The order has come after a good response to UP government's 'Samajwadi Shravan Yatra', facilitating senior citizens to undertake free pilgrimage. "While on board, passengers will be served breakfast, lunch, evening tea and dinner. Each coach of the train will also have a tour operator and a security guard to ensure that the passengers have a safe and hassle-free journey," the order added.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/UP-govt-and-Railways-team-up-to-take-senior-citizens-to-Puri-Konark-for-free/articleshow/50659796.cms

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Fwd: Specialized discount on the auspicious festival discount to the Sr. Citizens.

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For this season they are offering 10% discount also.

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Vijay Chander <vijaychander42@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 9:30 PM
Subject: Specialized discount on the auspicious festival discount to the Sr. Citizens.
To: vyasamoorthy@gmail.com
Cc: Somesh Rao <somesha2000@gmail.com>, Ramakrishna Skills <ramakrishnaskills@gmail.com>

Dear Vyasa Moorthy Garu,

Greeting from RKs Mother Teresa Elder Care !!!!

Thank you for your kind response, as per the discussion we had regarding the Elder Care services and Home care nursing service. I am sending the details services for Sr. Citizens on a specialized discount on the auspicious festival discount.

Kindly request you to circulate to all the Sr. Citizens linked with you please find the attachment same.

Regards,

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KMT plans passes at discount for sr citizens - Times of India Bus fare concession

KMT plans passes at discount for sr citizens

TNN | Jan 6, 2016, 02.24 PM IST

Kolhapur: The municipal corporation's transport body will grant 50% concession to senior citizens with periodic travel passes.

The decision was made after several organisations associated with senior citizens wrote to the Kolhapur Municipal Transport administration to come up with a new policy to address the concerns of those travelling by the KMT-run buses.

According to the final draft of the policy, four kinds of periodic passes will be offered to senior citizens - seven days, 15 days, 30 days and three months.

At present, over 1,000 senior citizens use periodic passes, but they do not get any concession.
KMT transport inspector Raghunath Dhupkar said, "At present, senior citizens get a discount on regular tickets. But, on many occasions, the discount doesn't add up to round figures and senior citizens find it difficult to pay change. From now on, the discount on regular tickets will be cancelled and concessions will be applied on periodic passes. This will also help us get many senior citizens to use public transport."

The KMT has been providing discount on regular tickets for senior citizens, but many times, they are forced to pay the normal amount due to non-availability of change.

They are also unnecessarily harassed by the ticket collectors. The transport body has also decide to provide lifetime cards to all senior citizens.

"At present, senior citizens have to pay Rs 25 to get ID cards renewed every year. But they find it difficult to provide photographs and other documents needed for renewal. That is why we will charge a one-time fee of Rs 100 for the cards which will not have to be renewed every year," said Dhupkar.

As of now, the transport utility allows concession in ticket prices for students, physically-challenged people and freedom fighters and senior citizens. The concession varies from 25% to 100%. Officials believe that the revenue loss due to the concession is not of prime importance, but getting these people to use public transport is the bigger priority.

Concession to senior citizens
Type of pass|actual cost | cost after concession
7 days|185|93
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15 days | 360|180
30 days |700|350
90 day |1,750|875
(Source: Kolhapur Municipal Transport)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/KMT-plans-passes-at-discount-for-sr-citizens/articleshow/50466398.cms

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Qatar Airways to introduce discounts for senior citizens – The Financial Express

Qatar Airways is going to bring in discounts for travellers above 65 years of age. Customers can avail upto 15 per cent discount on business class and upto 10 per cent on economy class return airfares to a variety of destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Americas.

To avail this offer, outbound travel must commence between January 14, 2016 and March 31, 2016 and customers need to book tickets before March 3

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1, 2016. This discounted fare can be issued through any Qatar Airways' sales office, appointed travel partners or via the airline's website.

Ihab Sorial, vice president, Indian subcontinent, Qatar airways, said, "The reward for a long life should be the opportunity to see more of it – to travel and go places together with loved ones. We hope that this offer will give the elders an opportunity to either visit their loved ones overseas or relax and unwind at a destination of their choice. Qatar Airways' global network will give them an opportunity to visit more than 150 destinations across the world and experience ultimate luxury in the sky."

Qatar Airways also offers a wide selection of meals to cater to different dietary and health requirements of senior citizens. Passengers with special meal requests can highlight the same during the time of booking.
http://www.financialexpress.com/article/travel/latest-updates-travel/qatar-airways-to-introduce-discounts-for-senior-citizens/182176/

601 essential drugs to be available for free

601 essential drugs to be available for freeTribune News Service

Dehradun, December 21

With government orders having been released for disbursing of free generic medicines under the Uttarakhand government's Free Drugs and Diagnostic scheme, patients in Uttarakhand can hope to get around 601 essential drugs, 77 absorbable and non-absorbable sutures and 73 objects required for surgical procedures in the New Year.

The Department of Health and family Welfare is likely to launch the scheme on January 1 when all listed generic drugs, surgical and sutures will be available free of cost at all government facilities and government medical colleges.

The Central government will bear 80 per cent of the burden, while the Centre 20 per cent of the burden for procurement of generic drugs. For the procurement of drugs, the Uttarakhand government has also framed a separate policy.

For the management of the scheme, a project management unit has been set up at the level of Principal Secretary Health/ Secretary Health. The Government of India undertaking C-DAC DeitY will provide e-medicine software for the procurement of medicines and surgical. The entire procurement process, supply chain management, equipment supply and stock of medicines will be available on the internet and can be checked in real time.

The responsibilities of the PMU will comprise of keeping a check on quality assurance and control procedures for supply of medicines at the warehouses and also expiry date management, monitoring, evaluation and grievance redress.

Along with anaesthetic, analgesic, anti-allergic and antihistamines, drugs used for treating thalassemia, cardio-vascular drugs and female hormonal preparations will also be available.

Among the surgical- gelatin s

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ponge, blood transfusion set, gloves, catheter, infant feeding tube and mucus extractor will be available.

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Fwd: [sss-global] Free specs for senior citizens above 65

Free specs for senior citizens above 65-- 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Free-specs-for-senior-citizens-above-65/articleshow/49186559.cms

DEHRADUN: On the occasion of International Day of Older Persons, chief minister Harish Rawat on Thursday announced that the state government would organize state-wide camps to provide free spectacles to senior citizens. 

The CM's announcement came a week after the state government decided to constitute a citizen council to take care of senior citizens. 

Addressing a gathering of elderly persons at the Dehradun Municipal Corporation hall, Rawat said that glasses would be provided to approximately 15,000 senior citizens above 65 years across the state within a week. 

He added, "Ophthalmologists will be deputed in the camps to provide spectacles to senior citizens after conducting their eye tests." 

The CM also asked DMs to ascertain the number of people eligible for the scheme. "Once the exact number of elderly persons to be given glasses is fixed, we will organize district-wise camps in the state," said a senior official in the state health and family welfare department. 

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Free Legal Aid Center for Women and Senior Citizens:

Free legal services to the community in general and women and citizens as disadvantaged classes in particular, is provided by the Bharati Vidyapeeth New Law College, Educational Complex, Erandwane, Paud Road, Pune-411038 in co-ordination with the faculty and studen

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ts. By conducting Legal Aid Centre, the college which meets not only the clinical legal education demands of its students but also services the legal advocacy needs of the disadvantaged sections of the society.

The programmes of the Legal Aid Centre includes a number of projects directed towards legal awareness among different sections of the public orientation programmes for grass-root level women leaders, legal counseling to women and senior citizens and rendering assistance to Lok Adalats. 

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