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    "id": 16810,
    "slug": "the-gujarat-maintenance-and-welfare-of-parents-and-senior-citizens-rules-2009",
    "title": "The Gujarat Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009",
    "short_title": "The Gujarat Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. N.G/L/10-2009/VNP/",
    "act_year": 2009,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Gujarat",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Gujarat Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009",
    "preamble": "",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "sections": [
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short Title and Commencement.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 0
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) \"Act\" means the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007;\n(b) \"Department\" means Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Government of Gujarat;\n(c) \"Director\" means Director of Social Defence, Government of Gujarat;\n(d) \"District Social Defence Officers mean\" Officer appointed by State Government in the districts to carry out social defence activities and holding the same nomenclature;\n(e) \"Form\" means form annexed to these rules;\n(f) \"Maintenance\" includes amount required for providing food, clothing, shelter, medical attendance, medicines, treatment and other allied services necessary for normal living of a person;\n(g) \"Maintenance Officer\" means the Officer so designated by State Government, through a notification in Official Gazette under the provisions of the Act;\n(h) \"State Government\" means Government of Gujarat.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": true,
            "sort_order": 1
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Constitution of Tribunal.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 2
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Summary Procedure in case of inquiry and Dower and jurisdiction of the Tribunal.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) where he she resides or last resided; or\n(b) where children or relative (s) reside 7 resides.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 3
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Order for Maintenance Allowance.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 4
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Constitution of Appellate Tribunals.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Provision for medical care of Senior Citizens.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) The Government Hospitals or Hospitals funded fully or partially by the Government shall earmark beds for senior citizens.\n(ii) Separate queues be arranged for senior citizens at all service windows.\n(iii) Facility for treatment of chronic, terminal and degenerative diseases is expanded for senior citizens.\n(iv) There are earmarked facilities for geriatric patients in Government Hospitals with services for geriatric treatment and care.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 6
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Implementing Authorities.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 7
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Officers to be treated as Public Servants.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 8
        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Protection of action taken in good faith.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Form I\nForm I\n(Pl. see rule 4(I))\n(Pl. see rule 4(I))\nApplication form for maintenance.\nApplication form for maintenance.\n(Senior Citizen/Parent/Voluntary  __________________________________\nOrganization)  __________________________________\nwherever and whatever applicable  __________________________________",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 9
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Full Address",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": ": Village / Area\nWard P.O.\nTaluka\nDistrict.\nPin code :",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 10
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Name and address of the Children / relative against whom the\n\t\t\tapplication is presented",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": ": __________________________________\nPl. tick Children / Relatives",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Annual Income of the children / relatives from all the\n\t\t\tsources known to the applicant",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Detailed representation and remedy sought\nVerification\nVerification\n(Signature of the applicant)",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 12
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "guj225",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. N.G/L/10-2009/VNP/102005/C.S-24/CHH, dated 19th May, 2009",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2009",
        "Short Title": "The Gujarat Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Gujarat"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}