Caring for Our Elders Institutional Responses UNFPA INDIA AGEING REPORT 2023 Chapter 4 describes BPS as CBO i.e;Comunity Based Organization

Caring for Our Elders Institutional Responses UNFPA INDIA AGEING REPORT 2023 Chapter 4 describes BPS as CBO i.e;Comunity Based Organization

Earlier in2002 UNFPA described BPS in their publication Situation &Voices

https://scm-bps.blogspot.com/2022/04/situation-and-voices-unfpa-publication.html

UNFPA publication 2002 SITUATION AND VOICES / THE OLDER POOR AND EXCLUDED IN SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIA -Extract of page 108

Bharat Pensioner’s Samaj headquartered at New Delhi is an All India feder[1]ation of pensioners’ associations. It functions as a nodal point for pension[1]ers supported by central and state governments and quasi-governmental organizations. It highlights the difficulties faced by pensioners and other senior citizens at various forums and strives to resolve the grievances of its members by negotiating with appropriate authorities. It holds periodic seminars and conferences to focus on the problems of pensioners and other elderly citizens.The Samaj helps the needy pensioners through a benev[1]olent fund created with contributions from its well-to-do pensioner mem[1]bers. All pensioners are eligible to become members of these organisations.

UNFPA : INDIA AGEING REPORT 2023 LAUNCHED ON 27.09.2023

CHAPTER 4

KINDLY NOTE THE DETAILS ABOUT MEMBERSHIP ETC OF BPS GIVEN IN THIS REPORT ARE AS ON SEPTEMBER 2020