Services for Senior Citizens Challenged

The rights of senior citizens should first be fulfilled, only then will the concept welfare adopted by the state be realized. In this way, Indonesia will be a state that is oriented toward the welfare of its citizens.

KOMPAS/HERYUNANTO

Heryunanto

Seventy-six years ago, Indonesia declared a national day specially designated to appreciate senior citizens.

Out of admiration for Dr KRT Radjiman Widiodiningrat, who at an advanced age brilliantly presided over the meeting of the Committee on Preparatory Work for the Independence of Indonesia (BPUPKI) in 1945, the event was adopted as a milestone in the appreciation of senior citizens.