Author(s): Mohammadi Tarannum, Amanullah and Rajbir Kumar

Abstract: A large percentage of the elderly in Indian society are now vulnerable to neglect, abuse, and loneliness as a result of the country's growing materialism. The National Policy on Older Persons was introduced in 1999 by the Ageing Division of the Government of India in response to this. A crucial measure that followed was the 2007 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act (MWP Act). This paper examines the MWP Act, emphasising the need that children give their ageing parents necessary maintenance. In addition to providing financial assistance, the Act assures medical services, creates old age homes for the impoverished, and protects property. Penalties for negligence, property revocation, and the creation of tribunals to settle maintenance disputes are among the provisions. The Act gives elderly people legal options, allowing them to request maintenance and making desertion a crime. In conclusion, it emphasises the Act's function in establishing a legal framework for the care of the elderly by giving them a choice between the MWPSC Act and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (previously Criminal Procedure Code, 1973) when it comes to requesting maintenance. Nonetheless, the courts have contributed to the well-being of senior individuals.

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