Draft:One India One Pension Movement

OIOP Movement ( Mother Organization Of A Charitable Society )

OIOP Movement, ( Mother Organization of a Charitable Organization ) registerd under the Society Act 12 of 1955, one of the objective being " equal justice " to all Senior Citizens of our Country.

According to the report of the Technical Group on Population Projections for India and States 2011 -2036, there are nearly 138 million elderly in India in 2011 ( 67 million male and 71 million females) and is further expected to increase by around 56 million elderly persons in 2031.Only a fraction of these people are getting pensions, either Central or States. Majority of these people are Labours, Farmers, Taxi Drivers, Skilled or Unskilled workers. Eventhough there are various schemes under Central and State Government, the meager pension offered by these schemes are not enough to keep both ends meets.

This Movement stands for universal pension of minimum Rs. 10,000/- per month to all Senior Citizens without any discrimination of work, cast, relegion, status and sex.

Why need pension for Senior Citizens?: After a Pierson's retirement, whether he was in government service or from private sector, his inward services to the nation would be more or less same. Irrespective of their past for which they were paid accordingly, they must be treated with same yard stick as both of them are paid same percentage of taxes to the Government All are paying taxes by way of purchasing goods, income tax, property & building tax etc.

30% of all Senior Citizens are below poverty line. 45% of them are sick or week and under medication. 10% are crippled and unable to walk 15% old aged people are destitute or tortured personal in different manner.

Advantage by providing at least Rs. 10,000/- as pension for Senior Citizens. This money will help him or her to buy food and medicine and thus it will scroll in the market and local economy will improve considerably.

Kerela State was providing a Senior Citizens Pension of Rs. 1600/- per month for last few years, which of course is not enough to meet both ends for a Senior Citizen, who has contributed for the development of our Country. Giving pension by the State of Kerala is halted for months resulting Senior Citizens absolutely no more to buy food and routine medicines.

During the Kerala Assembly Election in 2021 the LDF government had declared a Social Welfare Pension of Rs. 2500/- per but this was not implemented. Now, we understand that the State Government said in the Hon'able High Court and Social Security Pension are not statutory and it is only assistance. By this Government is depriving of the right of Senior Citizens even after collecting the Cess from the public on account of Social Welfare Pension. All citizens in India has been contributing their wealth, health, time and their soul right from birth till they become 60 and until their health permit. Moreover all are paying taxes to the government by different ways and therefore the pension is an inheritance to all senior citizens.

So the Government of Kerala and Central Government must consider our demand and must approve and declare our demand at the earliest.