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Kerala elders’ panel hears cases of neglect, cheating
The Kerala State Elderly Commission heard complaints of parental neglect, financial fraud, and neighbour disputes during a sitting in Kochi on Tuesday. Chairperson K. Somaprasad said a common complaint is that children…
The Story in Brief
The Kerala State Elderly Commission heard complaints of parental neglect, financial fraud, and neighbour disputes during a sitting in Kochi on Tuesday. Chairperson K. Somaprasad said a common complaint is that children neglect parents after receiving property transferred to their names. One complainant alleged a non-banking financial company cheated him of ₹85 lakh, while another said a lender failed to return a 1.25-acre property after the loan was repaid.
Of the 300 complaints received across the state in nine months, about 50 have been resolved. The Commission received seven new complaints on Tuesday. Two earlier matters were scheduled for hearing but opposing parties failed to appear in one case. The panel will seek departmental reports and summon parties for hearings. Similar sittings are planned in other districts.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative of family breakdown in Kerala ignores how many children struggle to care for parents from afar. The real story is not generational betrayal but vanishing local jobs and rising housing costs. Instead of blaming children for neglect, ask why the state pension for elders remains pitifully low. The test is not the complaints received but the number resolved: 50 out of 300 in nine months is too slow for people with limited time.
Source: thehindu.com
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