Social Security and PWD Department Secretary Nitin Chandra visited Ganjam district on Wednesday and informed that the senior citizens would be identified soon for being provided protection.
He said many children are sending their old parents to old age homes. Getting no other options, some old people are resorting to begging as their source of income. They are not getting proper care and dying on the streets.
The Secretary warned of stringent action as per law against the sons and daughters-in-law found harassing their parents.
Though the Secretary instructed to link the Aadhaar card with the accounts of old people who are getting old age pension, 25 per cent cards have been linked till now in Ganjam district.
District Collector Prem Chandra Choudhury, Chhatrapur Sub-Collector Sudhakar Sabar, Additional District Magistrate Saroj Kumar Mishra and BDOs were present at the meeting called by the Secretary.