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…
A Single Capital City is Inadequate for a State
In the ancient and medieval ages, as well as till the Nineteenth century, the kings and the wars they waged needed a single, central, fortified and self-contained capital city, wherein, again the royal palace in it was the single most important building to be protected. Since then, every new country that re-organised itself, set up the capital city, considering it as essential as a head to a human body. The word ‘capita’ means head. But things have changed now. We have new knowledge and new technological and electronic practices tha…
CoRWA Updates
People’s Green Manifesto -2020 by URJA, New Delhi In view of the upcoming election in New Delhi, Residents Welfare Association URJA (United Residents Joint Action) released a public manifesto on 23rd December. URJA has emphasised on every single issue which the residents of Delhi are facing, namely deteriorating air quality, water safety, food safety, fire risks, legislation for clean electricity, access to public transport, etc. “These include many issues that have been overlooked by the political parties and the Delhi governme…
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