SC directs States to provide support to senior citizens 

SC directs States to provide support to senior citizens 

Part of: GS Mains II – Social/Welfare issue; Role of Judiciary 

In news: 

• Supreme Court directed the States to provide care, support and priority medical treatment for senior citizens, especially those living alone or quarantined, amid the pandemic.  
• Many elderly persons were battling loneliness and depression.  
• The lockdown and social isolation imposed had left many of them in the grip of anxiety. 
• Senior citizens who are aged above 60 years and especially those with medical conditions are particularly susceptible to infections during this period.