Keralam Senior Citizens Bill referred to Assembly Subject Committee

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The Keralam Assembly on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) referred the Keralam Senior Citizens (Care and Protection) Bill, 2026, which aims at ensuring the rights and protection of the elderly, to the Finance Subject Committee for further scrutiny.

The Bill, piloted by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, aims at promoting healthy and active ageing, registration and regulation of senior citizen care centres, capacity-building for family and care givers, and protection of rights, dignity, and social security of the elderly.

Opposition alleges Constitutional breach

However, the Opposition alleged that the provision that a copy of a Bill to be tabled in the Assembly should be made available to members at least three days before had not been fully complied with. N.K. Akbar, MLA, in a point of order, alleged Constitutional violation, failure to calculate the financial burden correctly, violation of Supreme Court directives on advanced medical directives with regard to the Bill’s provisions on execution of ‘living will.’