INDIA: Some Food, Some Thought For Seniors In Old Age Homes

NEW DELHI (The Hindu), November 27, 2007: With several senior citizens in India's Capital resigned to spending the autumn of their life in isolated neglect, a new initiative by the New Delhi Municipal Council comes as a refreshing breather. Since September this year, the civic body has been providing free food to senior citizens living in its two old age homes, “Sandhya” and “Aaradhna”, functioning in Netaji Nagar and Bhagwan Das Road. The initiative has benefited 70-odd senior citizens living in these homes. Says NDMC spokesperson Anand Kumar Tiwari: “Earlier we were providing them food through mess service at Rs.1,000 per month. But now we have tied up with a non-government organisation, Haldiram Charitable Society, to provide them free cooked food as a gesture of care for the elderly.” By Manisha Jha Copyright © 2007, The Hindu