To resolve the grievances pertaining to senior citizens across Punjab, the State Government on Thursday launched a dedicated helpline Elder Line-14567 for senior citizens at MGSIPA, Chandigarh. Every senior citizen of Punjab can call on 14567 for any grievance, said the state Social Security and Women and Child Development Minister Razia Sultana.

Besides providing support and guidance, it will also make aware about government schemes and programmes for their welfare and facilitate queries. For this purpose, the government has appointed field officers in all 23 districts of the State to help elders at ground level, she added.

Referring to the State Governments various welfare schemes for elderly people, Sultana said that the Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi led Government was taking all necessary initiatives to create the right policy framework for the care of the elderly.