Lok Sabha Question No. 2889 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-13
Subject: Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2889 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2018

## MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS ACT, 2007 2889. SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act; 2007, the State Governments are required to constitute the Tribunals on subdivision level headed by SDM to adjudicate matters related to this law;
- (6) if so, whether  all the State Governments  have complied with the same and constituted Tribunals;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not; the number of States that are to constitute the Tribunals and the follow up action taken thereon? yet

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

(a) to (c): Yes, Madam: According to section 7 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior the State Governments   shall   constitute Maintenance Tribunals at sub-divisional  level, presided over by an officer not below the  rank of SubDivisional Officer of a State. Further; aS per section 15 of the said Act, State Government may constitute one Appellate Tribunal for each District to hear the appeal against the order of the Maintenance Tribunal and such Tribunals shall be presided over by an officer not below the rank of District Magistrate. As per the information available, such Tribunals, under the MWPSC Act, 2007 , have been constituted by all the State Governments and UT Administrations. Details are placed at Annexure:

- (d): Does not arise.

## Details of\_Notification of Tribunals under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act,2007

| SNo:                  | Name of State/UT         | Date of Notification of Maintenance Tribunal   | Date of Notification of Appellate Tribunal   |
|-----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1                     | Andhra Pradesh           | 19.08.2008                                     | 19.08.2008                                   |
| 2.                    | Bihar                    | 09.11.2011                                     | 09.11.2011                                   |
| 3                     | Chhattisgarh             | 24.01.2009                                     | 24.01.2009                                   |
| 4                     | Goa                      | 24,09.2009                                     | 24.09.2009                                   |
| 5                     | Gujarat_                 | 19.05.2009                                     | 19.05.2009                                   |
| 6                     | Haryana                  | 23-11-2010                                     | 23-11-2010                                   |
| 7                     | Himachal P.              | The State has its own Act                      | The State has its own Act                    |
| 8                     | J& Kashmir               | MWPSC Act, 2007 not applicable_                | MWPSC Act, 2007 not applicable_              |
| 9                     | Jharkhand                | 14.02.2009                                     | 14.02.2009                                   |
| 10.                   | Karnataka                | 19.02.2009                                     | 19.02.2009                                   |
| 11.                   | Kerala                   | 17.08.2009                                     | 17.08.2009                                   |
| 12.                   | Madhya Pradesh           | 02.07.2009                                     | 02.07.2009                                   |
| 13.                   | Maharashtra              | 04.05.2010                                     | 28.09.2010                                   |
| 14                    | Odisha                   | 01.10.2009                                     | 01.10.2009                                   |
| 15                    | Punjab                   | 27.08.2008                                     | 27.08.2008                                   |
| 16.                   | Rajasthan                | 19.09.2008                                     | 19.09.2008                                   |
| 17.                   | Tamil Nadu               | 31.12.2009                                     | 31.12.2009                                   |
| 18.                   | Telangana                | 19.08.2008                                     | 19.08.2008                                   |
| 19                    | Uttar Pradesh            | 20.10.2014                                     | 20.10.2014                                   |
| 20.                   | Uttarakhand              | 07.08.2012                                     | 07.08.2012                                   |
| 21                    | West Bengal              | 20.01.2009                                     | 20.01.2009                                   |
| North-eastern States: | North-eastern States:    |                                                |                                              |
| 22                    | Arunachal Pradesh        | 19.06.2012                                     | 19.06.2012                                   |
| 23.                   | Assam                    | 02.08.2008                                     | 02.08.2008                                   |
| 24.                   | Manipur                  |                                                | 14.09.2012                                   |
| 25.                   | Meghalaya                | 08.05.2014                                     | 08.05.2014                                   |
| 26.                   | Mizoram                  | 01.12.2014                                     | 01.12.2014                                   |
| 27.                   | Nagaland                 | 07.02.2014                                     | 07.02.2014                                   |
| 28.                   | Sikkim                   | 18.12.2011                                     | 18.12.2011                                   |
| 29.                   | Tripura                  | 15.08.2008                                     | 15.08.2008                                   |
| Union Territories:    | Union Territories:       |                                                |                                              |
| 30.                   | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 04.03.2010                                     | 04.03.2010                                   |
| 31.                   | Chandigarh               | 22.12.2008                                     | 22.12.2008                                   |
| 32.                   | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | 07.04.2010                                     | 07.04.2010                                   |
| 33                    | Daman & Diu              | 07.04.2010                                     | 07.04.2010                                   |
| 34.                   | Delhi                    | 01.10.2009                                     | 11.02.2011                                   |
| 35.                   | Lakshadweep              | 16.03.2015                                     | 16.03.2015                                   |
| 36.                   | Puducherry               | 27.10.2011                                     | 27.10.2011                                   |