Alongside enforcing various laws to protect the rights of senior citizens and delivering the
benefits of government schemes to them, it is extremely important to strengthen family
values and social awareness among their children and family members. Agartala
Municipal Corporation Mayor and MLA Dipak Majumder said this today after inaugurating
the state-level celebration of International Day of Older Persons 2026 at Dr. Shyama
Prasad Mukherjee Town Hall in Agartala.
Inaugurating the programme organised by the Social Welfare and Social Education
Department, the Mayor said that, even amid busy schedules, family members must fulfil
their humane responsibility toward senior citizens. Becoming established in one’s
professional life is not enough; one must also fulfil one’s duties to family and society. A
beautiful family and society are built on the human values of every individual. In such a
family and society, senior citizens can live healthy, safe, and dignified lives.
Present at the event was Jayanti Debbarma, Chairman of the Tripura Commission for
Protection of Child Rights. Dr. Vishal Kumar, District Magistrate of West Tripura district;
Dwipannita Ganguly, Under Secretary of the Law Department; and Tapan Kumar Das,
Special Secretary of the Social Welfare and Social Education Department, spoke on the
various government benefits, schemes, and rights of senior citizens. The welcome
address was delivered by L. Ranchal, Director of the Social Welfare and Social Education
Department.
At the programme, senior citizens selected in 4 categories in West Tripura district were
honoured and awarded. The Senior Citizen Honour for those above 90 years went to
Budhurai Debbarma; the Senior Citizen Career Honour for those above 70 years went to
retired engineer Nishith Bidyut Biswas; the District Best Senior Citizen Creative Arts
Honour (above 60 years) went to Sasim Acharya; and the District Best Senior Citizen
Bravery Honour and award (above 60 years) went to Sitesh Bhattacharya. The Mayor
and other guests handed the honours to them. Three clubs that had undertaken special
programmes during this year’s Durga Puja to raise awareness about senior citizens and
their rights were also awarded. The authorities of Apnaghar, Sandhyanir, and Mahatma
Gandhi Memorial Old Age Home were also felicitated at the event. Retired physician
Ashok Majumder spoke on behalf of the senior citizens.
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