BASIC DETAILS

FEMALES: 11 MALES TOTAL : 4 : 15

AGEWISE CATEGORIES

60-65 1

65-70 4

70-75 6

Above 75 4

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Illiterate 7

Upto 8 th Std. 5

8 th -12 th Std. 2

Graduation >Graduation TOTAL 1 0 15

NOTE:
1. Children mean sons/nephews. As it was observed that some of the respondents have children but all of them are daughters and married whom they think will not take any help as they are in their marital homes.
2. Two Respondents have sons but their sons have a meagre income owing to

which they are unable to support their parents. The parents think they do not want to overburden their sons. Their responses have been counted as a No. 3. Two Respondents have a bachelor status. Their responses have been taken as a No.

NOTE:
1. As noted above, the right is limited to those Respondents who have children and enforce their right thereupon. The graph below shows the general awareness among the Respondents irrespective of whether they can ask for maintenance or not (This is to check whether efforts are being made by the Government and its agencies to create awareness on the subject or not.)

REPORT: PROS & CONS

1. The objective of the study was

to check awareness of the subjects/Respondents about their right to ask for maintenance from their children. And to check whether the government in Delhi has made any efforts in this regard.

2. It is observed from the above analysis that many of the Respondents do not have any children. And even if they have they dont want to ask for maintenance as their sons are not financially able to sustain them.
3. There was only one Respondent who wanted to take back her

children who wanted to take back her property from her children who usurped it. But she is unable to do so as her property is situated in Uttar Pradesh. It is to be seen that the Act has still not been notified in Uttar Pradesh. So lack of uniform implementation in all states is also an issue which requires attention for its effective implementation. The copy of the status of implementation is annexed herewith as ANNEXURE A4. The Government of Delhi has been making efforts to make them

aware of their rights. But the efforts are not sufficient. During discussions it was found that the last workshop was conducted in 2009 wherein leaflets/booklets were distributed. Despite that there was lack of awareness about the procedure established there in the Act. 5. The basic obstacle which was found during the course of Research is the Illiteracy levels are high as it is evident from the study itself that out of 15 Respondents 7 were illiterates i.e. 46.67%.
6. As far as HYPOTHESIS is concerned it stands disproved inasmuch as

that there is awareness about (12 out of 15) the right under the Act.

But there are roadblocks in effective implementation of the Act as the Act has not been implemented in all the states even after 4 years have elapsed.

SUGGESTIONS

As Illiteracy is a concern amongst this section of the society, therefore, concerted efforts should be made by the concerned authorities to sensitise them about their rights through other means like oral workshops, procedures shown through pictorial representations, audio lectures etc.
1.

The implementation of the Act should be done in all the states and rules and guidelines be framed thereunder as expeditiously as possible.
2.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS UNDER THE MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS ACT 2007 1

Bare Act The Maintenance And Welfare Of Parents And Senior Citizens Act 2007 (Annexure A- )

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1) Ministry Of Social Justice and Empowerment: Annual report 2009-2010 Government Of India 2) Gazette Of India: Maintenance Of Parents And Senior Citizens Act 2007

3) www.helpageindia.com

4) The Constitution Of India.

HYPOTHESIS

A. Awareness: There is no or little awareness about the right to

maintenance under the said Act.

B. Implementation: The Implementation of the Act is in all States.