SHANTARAM NAIK ADDRESSES CONFERENCE ON AGING, MIGRATION AND URBANISATION OF
POPULATION IN BANGKOK
Only solution to minimise migration of population in Asia is that respective
countries have to provide job opportunities to the people in their
respective areas said Mr Shantaram Naik M P while addressing delegates of
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on population development in Bangkok on
Thursday.
Mr Naik who was presiding as Chairman of one of the sessions of the General
assembly of Asian Parliamentarians on Population Development held on 24th
and 25th October in Bangkok gave the example of Mahatma Gandhi Employment
Guarantee Scheme in operation in India and said that the scheme has reduced
migration of labourers in the country from one State to other, to a large
extent.
The session of the General assembly was inaugurated by its Chairman Mr
Yasuo Fakuda, former Prime Minister of Japan.
A delegation of Indian Association of Parliamentarians on Population
Development which attended Bangkok conference consisted of Shri P J Kurien,
Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Shantaram Naik MP, Shri Adolf Hitler Marak
and Shri Andrew Simons, both MLAs from Meghalaya along with Executive
Director of IAPPD.
Presiding over one of the sessions on the subject of "Ageing , Migration
and Urbanisation of Population" Mr Naik said that in near future, a large
section of senior citizens will be able to handle their activities like
banking, shopping, payment of bills, electronically reducing the need of
their physical movement.
He said that most of the countries in the world including in Asia, have
legislations and schemes for senior citizens in place. Their effective
implementation is the need of the hour, he said.
Mr Jerrold Huguel, renowned Population Consultant and Sai Jyothirmai
Racheria, an expert in the field, presented their papers in the session.
Other prominent persons who addressed the session at various stages were
besides Prof Kurien, Mr Roger Mark Souza of Population Action Mission, Mr
Minar Pimple of United Nations, Mr Song Fatang M P from China, Dr Miss
Attiya Inayatulla M P and former Minister from Pakistan, Senator and
Vice-President of Thailand, Mrs Phonthip Lawira and delegates from 20
countries including Indonesia, Iran, New Zealand addressed the gathering.
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