Lessons to be learnt from the Corona-Shock-1
By Rao VBJ Chelikani Only in times of crisis is that we can understand and assess our strengths and weaknesses in the progress of humankind. Let us identify them, so that we can strive to strengthen those forces in future. 1. We have to understand without any further demonstration after the onslaught of the last Sunami and the current COVID-19 that all countries in the world are inter-dependent and inter-connected. We have to be global in our outlook and egalitarian in our outlook. 2. We are one with each other, starti…
Novel Drive to Raise Funds for Railway Project
It is common place to see political leaders and authorities being petition to release funds for various projects. But rarely does one see civil society stepping in to coax one government arm to come to the aid of another for a public project – that too in a novel manner that catches the eye of everyone. The United Federation of Resident Welfare Associations (U-FERWAS) did just that when it went on a novel plantation drive at neighbourhood Railway Stations to draw the Telangana Government’s attention towards pending contributions fo…
CoRWA Updates
On 25 th February, the APFERWAS team met Sri Botsa Satyanarayana, Minister of Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Govt. of AP and reiterated our request for a permanent accommodation for APFERWAS and also for nominating one of our members to AP State RERA Technical Expert Committee. He responded favourably and marked the letters to concerned officials with his favourable comments. On this occasion, he is given two recent booklets: 1. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle- a Practical Guide on Water Management for RWAs (by Dr. R…
Federation of Gajuwaka RWAs Celebrates Anniversary
Representatives of about 40 RWAs of Gajuwaka area, totaling about 100 residents have attended the annual meeting of the Federation held on 24-02-2020 in the Conference Hall of GVMC Zonal Office, Gajuwaka. The program was presided by Sri T.V.Nageswara Rao, President, Voice of Gajuwaka and the other leaders of Voice of Gajuwaka are Sri B.A.Trinadha Swamy, Secretary, Sri Chikka Satyanarayana, Coordinator, Sri B.Himanth,Vice President, Sri Maturi Srinivasa Rao, Vice President and many others. The distinguished Guests were: Sri D.Sridhar, Z…
RWA Movement and CoRWA Organisational Structure
It is high time that our CoRWA should adopt a better structure in order to carry forward its mission throughout the country, in a phased manner. Having already conducted 7 national conferences, it is now time for CoRWA to chalk out a strategy for the expansion and to place it before the upcoming 8th NCRWA to be held in Chennai. In order to evolve a plan of action, it is very much necessary to have the following data on hand, which will enable the CoRWA to find out the modalities for its expansion. 1. A list of State level RWA Federa…
Why Every State should have a Legislative Council ?
By Dr. Rao V.B.J. Chelikani In a system of democracy where Parliament is the most important decision-maker, it has always been considered necessary to sub-divide it into two houses with two kinds of representatives with different interests, so as not to allow concentration of power or majoritarian decisions to be imposed on the residents in a country. Of course, in any case, the judiciary is given the right to review the decisions to see whether they conform to the spirit and the letter of the constitution which is supreme in t…
Senior Citizens Demand Model Health Insurance Policy from IRDA
Resolve to take up harassment and delays in claim settlements from insurance companies. In a bid to ease the process of securing health insurance and safeguarding their rights, representatives of various senior citizen associations have resolved to represent to the Insurance Regulatory of India (IRDA), to formulate and prescribe a standard health insurance policy to be sold by insurance companies to senior citizens. Gathering under the aegis of the Social Security Association of India (SSAI), the senior citizens associations n…
Nuances of a Gift Deed and a Will
A gift is defined under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 as "the transfer of certain existing moveable or immoveable property made voluntarily and without consideration, by one person, called the donor, to another, called the donee and accepted by or on behalf of the done." Similarly, a Will, as defined under the Indian Succession Act, 1925, is the legal declaration of the intention of a testator with respect to his property which he desires to be carried into effect after his death. It is a unilateral document and takes eff…
Neglected Issues of Senior Citizens
These are some of the issues AISCON is taking up as the unfinished agenda on Senior Citizens 1. MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS ACT 2007 AND THE RULES FRAMED BY THE STATES The major setback to senior Citizens and Parents is lack of implementation of Sections 23, 24, and 25 of the MWPSC Act 2007 which deals with Abandonment of Elders and Protection of Life and Property of Senior Citizens. The Department of Police and Dy. Collector, Collector, who are heading the Maintenance Tribunal and Appellate Au…
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