‘MoU on Azadi Cards for elderly to be signed within a month’
Karachi
May 6, 2021
The Social Welfare Department will execute a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the registration and processing of the Azadi Cards with the National Database & Registration Authority (Nadra) after the approval of the Senior Citizens Council within a month, the chief secretary assured the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday.
Hearing a petition seeking the enforcement of a law under which the elderly will get a 25 per cent concession in medical treatment at private hospitals, an SHC division bench headed by Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar asked the CS about compliance with the court’s directives with regard to the issuance of the health cards.
CS told to explain delay in issuing Azadi Cards to elderly
Karachi
April 23, 2021
The Sindh High Court (SHC) has taken exception to the delay in making arrangements to issue Azadi Cards to the elderly in the province, and directed the chief secretary to appear in person to explain the delay.
Hearing a petition seeking the enforcement of a law under which the elderly will get a 25 per cent concession in medical treatment at private hospitals, an SHC division bench headed by Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar said that despite clear directions to the social welfare department, no steps have been taken to issue the health cards.
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LOCATED AT CRYSTAL LAKE in Iron Mountain, the Dickinson County Senior Citizen Center will be owned by the centerâs site council. A sale for $1 was approved by the county board Monday, effectively freeing the county from maintenance costs. (Matt McCarthy/Daily News photo)
IRON MOUNTAIN Dickinson County on Monday gave ownership of the senior center at Crystal Lake to the Senior Citizens Council of Dickinson County, nearly 10 months after starting the process.
The council, which had previously leased the center, will pay a token $1 for the building and property.
“Amen,” was the comment of County Board Chairman Henry Wender after a vote to complete the sale.
Daily News staff
The Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District will have a special meeting at 4 p.m. today at 1074 Pyle Drive, Borga Center, Kingsford, for the purpose of the superintendent search. The board’s regular meeting will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Borga Center. For more information, go to https://www.diisd.org/.
Florence County Board of Education will have a special meeting at 5:15 p.m. today in the auditorium of Florence High School. Agenda items include a COVID-19 update, referendum results, tennis court reconditioning and a closed session for consideration of contracts and specific student matters.
Iron Mountain School Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. today in the school auditorium at 300 W. B St. An electronic link will be available on the front page at www.imschools.org five minutes before the meeting. Agenda items include modifications to the learning plan and new hirings.