Section 1(3) of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 envisages that the Act shall be brought into force in a State on such date as the State Government may appoint by notification in the Official Gazette. States/ UTs which have notified the Act are required to take the following steps for effective implementation of the Act:

·        Frame Rules u/s 32 (1);

·        Appoint Maintenance Officers u/s 18(1);

·        Constitute Maintenance and Appellate Tribunals u/s 7(1) and 15(1) respectively.

 

State Governments were requested from time to time at various levels to take necessary steps for effective implementation of the various provisions of the Act. As per information available, 25 States and all Union Territories have brought the Act into force. Out of which 19 States and 6 Union Territories have constituted Maintenance Tribunals and Appellate Tribunals. While Arunachal Pradesh has constituted Appellate Tribunal, it has not constituted Maintenance Tribunal.  Details are:

 

States/ Union Territories which have constituted Maintenance Tribunals and Appellate Tribunals

 

States

1.      Andhra Pradesh

2.      Assam

3.      Bihar

4.      Chhattisgarh

5.      Goa

6.      Gujarat

7.      Haryana

8.      Jharkhand

9.      Karnataka

10.  Kerala

11.  Madhya Pradesh

12.  Odisha

13.  Punjab

14.  Rajasthan

15.  Tamil Nadu

16.  Uttarakhand

17.  West Bengal

18.  Sikkim

19.  Tripura

20.  Arunachal Pradesh ( constituted Appellate Tribunal only)

Union Territories

1.      Andaman & Nicobar Islands

2.      Chandigarh

3.      Dadra and Nagar Haveli

4.      Daman and Diu

5.      Delhi

6.      Pudducherry

 

            This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment,   Shri Manikrao Hodlya Gavit in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

 

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