Making continuous efforts for the betterment of the state’s elderly, Punjab Government has proposed to open old age homes in 10 districts — Bathinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Patiala, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, SAS Nagar (Mohali), and Malerkotla. Sharing the information, the state’s Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr Baljit Kaur on Thursday said that it has been noticed that old age homes are much needed according to the present scenario, so there is a proposal to build 10 old age homes in various districts. Government has also planned to run these homes through NGOs, trusts, and Red Cross Societies by giving them financial assistance. These old age homes will have the capacity to take care of 25 to 150 elderly people, she said.