A call to PM from Sr Citizens: A humble request to Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India.

A call to PM from Sr Citizens: A humble request to Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India.

Please, don't trouble the Senior Citizens. At the outset, we wish you success in your endeavors like "Make in India", " Swatch Bharath" "Digital India" etc.....

1. Request you to pay Interest on SCSS (Senior Citizen Savings Scheme) of all nationalized banks at least 10 percent at par. Currently, it is paid 7.15 percent. Interest payable quarterly to be paid monthly. Raise the limit from 15 lacs to 30 lacs. As senior citizens will be able to get Rs 25000 monthly interest as sustainable income without having to depend on their children for it. Don't deduct tax on this income or request to fill form 15 H etc.

The period of investment should be for 15 years and not five years as life expectancy is 75 and increasing. Pass a resolution to this scheme that the interest rates should never be reduced but increased to fight inflation.

2. No returns to be filed if the income of an SC is less than five lacs. If income exceeds 5 lacs you may tax accordingly as they should not be affected by any political weather.

3. Provide medicines to senior citizens on submission of Adhar card, a flat 30 percent reduction in the cost of medicines across the country. Similarly for all pathology checkups, treatments and operations if any. Especially dental which has become very expensive. Even the medical premiums paid may be reduced accordingly.

After working for three to four decades, where no pension scheme was available, let us have some dignity and live a decent life. We are not asking for the moon.

You may have observed that nowadays parents have become a burden to the children and they leave them to fight their own battles. They are career-minded and self-centered. Senior Citizens are shy to share this fact as they still regard their children however dire their sufferings may be.

We Senior Citizens have elected you with the hope that you would take care of us but you have left us in the lurch. Trust you need our votes to continue in power. Further, this will be important criteria for any government coming in the future. Beware the mindset is changing and Senior Citizens are cursing from the bottom of their hearts for the present miserable state of affairs.

This is a humble request and hopes good sense will prevail upon you and you will implement our suggestions as soon as possible to give relief to senior citizens and end their sleepless nights. We have no intention to offend you, we only want to live in peace and with dignity.

Hope all will agree to this suggestion and keep it in mind before casting their valuable votes rather than living on false promises.

Please forward/share in all groups, friends, and relatives, as this gets implemented as soon as possible.

With a hope, no government will meddle with senior citizens in the future.

Friends, If you agree please forward this to as many Sr. Citizens groups as possible