Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 1: Central Government Pensioners Welfare Association (CGPWA) and Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) observed International Elders Day.
Central Government Pensioners Welfare Association (CGPWA) J&K observed International Day of Older Persons. A representative team comprising VP Sharma, Patron of the Association, BK Raina, Vice President, JK Vaid, General Secretary, KB Jandial and PP Sharma, executive members visited houses of some senior pensioners and presented bouquets and Pensioners’ Journal 2017 to them.
JKAACL in collaboration with Association for the Welfare of Senior Citizens celebrated International Elders Day by organizing Bhajan Sandhya at Old Age Home, Ambphalla, here. ID Soni, President, Old Age Home, Ambphalla was the chief guest while Chander Gulati, MD, National Garages, Jammu presided over the function. Dr Arvinder Singh Amn, Additional Secretary, JKAACL, KK Mahajan, Senior Vice President, RC Gupta, General Secretary, BM Kohli, Vice President and JBS Johar from Old Age Home, Ambphalla were also present.
The artists who performed include Yash Paul, Suman Lata, Suraj Singh, Vanshika Jaral, Jeewan Sharma and Rakesh Anand (Flute), Joginder Paul (Tabla) and Amarjit Singh (Violin).
The proceedings of the programme were conducted by Mitali Gupta and vote of thanks was presented by Ashok Koul, senior member of Old Age Home, Ambphalla. Suman Paul, Vijay Gupta, senior citizens and prominent citizens were present on the occasion.
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