Old-age home gets a facelift

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, March 25

Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori on Thursday visited the Red Cross Old Age Home after the completion of its facelift project, which started a few months ago.

The DC said a total of Rs12.50 lakh has been spent on this project and now with renewed facilities the old age home once again was ready to serve the senior citizens. He mentioned that the amount was spent to revamp work of 20 rooms and other parts of the building in Maqsudan.

He also interacted with the people living in the old age home and assured that the district administration is committed to protecting their rights. Earlier, he also talked with the officials in the Red Cross Society and asked them to mitigate the woes of needy people visiting them.

Secretary Red Cross Society Inderdev Singh said the society was providing home care services to senior citizens at a very reasonable price ie Rs4,000 per month for single room and Rs6,000 for double-room set, including meals and daily expenses.