THIKANA SHIMLA: February 2014

SENIOR CITIZEN AWARENESS PROGRAM

22^ND FEBRUARY, 2014, 3 PM

SERAMPORE TOWN HALL

Org. by

VARISTHA NAGARIK MANCHA & THIKANA SHIMLA

TENTATIVE PROGRAM

S.N.	SUBJECT	SPEAKER/RELATED PERSON	TIME In min.	REMARKS
	OPENING		5
2.	HANDING OVER THE CERTIFICATE IN RELATION TO INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY	to Mr. Bidyut Bhowmick	3
3.	INVITATION OF GUESTS AND SPEAKERS IN DIAS		5
4.	ACCEPTING THEM BY FLOWER BOUQUET		5
5.	WHAT IS ‘VARISTHA NAGARIK MANCHA’ (information)	Mrs. Mala Ghosh, Secretary, VNM	5
6.	WHAT IS ‘THIKANA SHIMLA’ (information)	Dr. Amitava De Sarkar, Secretary, THIKANA SHIMLA	5
7.	ADVANTAGE CARD AND HELPAGE INDIA (information)	HelpAge India Personnel	7
8.	BASIC COURSES ON GERONTOLOGY (information)	‘Calcutta Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology’ Personnel	5
9.	SENIOR CITIZEN RESEARCH ACADEMY (information)	Mr. Biswanath Pramanick, Secretary	5
10.	SPEECHES OF GUESTS OF HONOUR	Mr. Raj Mukherjee, SDPO, Ser. Sub Div. Mr. Amiya Mukherjee, Chairman, Ser. Municipality Mr. Priyabrata Baxi, IC, Ser. Police	30
11.	REVERSE MORTGAGE (speech)	SBI, Mahesh Br. Pesonnel	10
12.	BASIC FINANCIAL LITERACY- PREVENTION OF FINANCIAL ABUSE OF ELDERS (speech)	Mr. Kamal Chattopadhyay, President, VNM	15
13.	ELDERLY RIGHTS (speech)	Mr. Alok Mukherjee	10
14.	HEALTH HAZARDS OF ELDERS (speech)	Dr. Sankar Das. MD	20
15.	SOCIAL STATUS OF THE ELDERS (speech)	Mr. Alok Sen	15
16.	CONDITIONS OF OLD AGE HOMES IN RURAL BENGAL	Mr. Mohan Ch. Dolai, M.Sc, Research Scholar (old age homes)	10
17.	INTERACTION		20
18.	SEMINAR PRESIDENT’S SPEECH	Mr. Ahi Bhusan Chatterjee, President, THIKANA SHIMLA	7
19.	VOTE OF THANKS	Dr. Amitava De Sarkar, Secretary, THIKANA SHIMLA	2
			184 min.

This is tentative program. It may change if necessary

MEMBER’S TARIFF (w.e.f. 10.02.2014)

FEEL FREE TO ASK FOR ANY DOUBT: 9 3 3 0 8 4 3 3 9 4

Membership is your discretion, so before taking membership judge all the sides carefully. You will never be requested or approached for membership. Short stay (as guest- daily payment basis, without deposit) for at least 7 days (even several times) is mandatory for getting membership. This is a non-profit democratic service organization. You have right to ask questions for clarification. Never blame afterwards getting membership. Your membership is liable to be rejected by the existing members if you disrupt peace or family concept.

NON-RESIDENTIAL MEMBER (NRM)

REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT: Single Rs. 40,000, Couple Rs. 60,000, Lock-in-Period: 5yrs. 100% refund without interest.

Maximum staying one month at a time. 30% deduction in all expenses except some services (see Rate Chart). Rescue operation from house when sick (for members within Kolkata, Howrah & Hooghly). GETTING NRM DOES NOT GUARANTEE PERMANENT MEMBERSHIP.

MEMBERSHIP FEE: Single Rs. 4,000, Couple Rs. 6,000 (once)

RESIDENTIAL MEMBER (RM)

NO ECONOMIC ROOM SINGLE OCCUPANCY NOW. PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH, IT WILL OPEN AGAIN.

MEMBERSHIP FEE: Single Rs. 4,000, Couple Rs. 6,000 (once in every scheme)

SCHEME A: GENERAL SCHEME

	ROOM Economic Room (ER) - 136 sq.ft. Premium Room (PR) – 172 sq.ft.	REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT (100%) Lock-in-period – 5yrs, in Rs.	MINIMUM MONTHLY EXPENSE (MME) in Rs.
2.	PR Single (1 room at ground floor)	2,80,000	8280
3.	PR Couple (2 ready rooms at ground & 1^st floor available)	3,00,000/ couple	12600/couple
4.	Sick Male/ Female, sharing, with 24 hrs. care provider, ground floor	1,50,000	8000

REFUNDABILITY OF DEPOSIT (Scheme A): 100% refundable without interest. Lock-in-period 5 years. In case of death before 5 years 100% refund without interest. Nomination available.

SCHEME B: NO DEPOSIT SCHEME

ROOM	*DAY COST (SHORT TERM)** in Rs.	*MONTHLY EXPENSE (LONG TERM)** in Rs.
Sick Male/ Female, sharing, with 24 hrs. care provider, ground floor, 1 seat available, TREATED AS GUEST	500	13,000

*To be paid in advance. In long term case at least 2 months payment in advance is to be paid. All are non-refundable.

SCHEME C: PART DONATION SCHEME (Open for short period)

	ROOM Economic Room (ER) - 136 sq.ft. Premium Room (PR) – 172 sq.ft.	DONATION (No refund) In Rs.	MINIMUM MONTHLY EXPENSE (MME) UP TO 70 YEARS*, in Rs.	MINIMUM MONTHLY EXPENSE (MME) 71 YEARS* & ABOVE, in Rs.
1.	Sick Male/ Female, sharing, with 24 hrs. care provider, ground floor , 4 seats readily available	75,000	7750	7500

*Age proof likely Voter Id, AADHAAR Card, Birth Certificate, School Certificate must be produced.

SCHEME D: NO MONTHLY PAYMENT SCHEME (Suitable for Non-pensioner)

ROOM Economic Room (ER) - 136 sq.ft.	AGE* In years	ONE TIME PAYMENT (No monthly payment) LIFE TIME, in Rs.
Female, ER sharing, 2 bedded, ONLY 2 PERSONS	60 - 65	6,00,000
	66 -70	5,50,000
	71 - 75	5,00,000
	76 - 80	4,00,000
	81 onward	3,00,000

*Age proof likely Voter Id, AADHAAR Card, Birth Certificate, School Certificate must be produced.

MME includes: Food at dining room, Cleaning of room, Washing of daily usage clothes, Fortnightly routine health check up, Routine entertainment, Library, Birth day celebration, Room service for max. 7 days in case of acute illness, Electricity max.10 (single)/15 units (couple).

Other Paid Services: Room service, Tour, Car, Care provider, Assistance, Extra washing, Medical services, Counseling etc. 40% deduction in all paid services except some services (see Rate Chart).

N.B. Existing members have the power to accept or deny you. Av.10% price escalation will be occurred in MME from 1^st April. No restriction in entry & exit of members from the premises. Guests of members are always welcome any time any day. They can stay max. one month. RM can stay till death. No guarantor required. Deposit/ donation is to be paid by cheque/draft/NEFT in favour of ‘THIKANA SHIMLA’. Membership fee is to be paid in cash separately. In case of NRM intend to be RM, the existing deposit (for NRM) will be deducted from the present RM. In every scheme except Scheme A, one has to start to stay immediately, otherwise members have to pay MME every month whether staying or not. In Scheme A one will get scope of relaxation of 6 months of not staying without taking the key. Existing RM will not get scope to switch over in new schemes

Pub 39, 10.02.2014

THIKANA SHIMLA

Tuesday 18 February 2014

PROGRAM LIST FOR SENIOR CITIZEN AWARENESS PROGRAM

Wednesday 12 February 2014

MEMBER'S TARIFF, w.e.f.10.02.14