SC directs States to provide support to senior citizens
Part of: GS Mains II – Social/Welfare issue; Role of Judiciary
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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.
