Society · 26 Oct 2026

Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007

With reference to the legal and programme framework for senior citizens in India, consider the following statements:

  1. Under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, the maximum maintenance allowance that may be ordered is Rs 10,000 per month.
  2. The Act makes abandonment of a senior citizen a non-cognizable offence.
  3. The Act requires the State to establish at least one old age home in every district.
  4. The National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly is implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
AOnly one
BOnly two
COnly three
DAll four
This question is based on: An Anganwadi for the Old: Telangana's Greying and the Care Institution India Never Built
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About this question

Why in news

The RBI's State Finances study for 2025-26 projects Telangana's 60-plus share rising from 12.5% in 2026 to 17.1% in 2036, past the 15% ageing-State threshold. A ground report has set this against the State's gaps in elder care.

Why for UPSC

UPSC likes to test cognizable versus non-cognizable distinctions and which ministry runs which scheme. Mixing up NPHCE (Health) with AVYAY (Social Justice) is a classic trap.

Prelims summary

The 2007 Act treats elder care as an enforceable family duty: maintenance capped at Rs 10,000 a month (Section 9), an old age home per district (Section 19(1)) and abandonment made cognizable (Section 24). NPHCE comes under the Ministry of Health, while AVYAY/IPSrC comes under the Ministry of Social Justice.

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