{"id":997,"date":"2024-01-08T06:27:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T06:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialsecurity.govmu.org\/socialsecurity\/?page_id=997"},"modified":"2026-02-26T22:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:10:09","slug":"senior-citizens-council-scc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/socialsecurity.govmu.org\/socialsecurity\/?page_id=997","title":{"rendered":"Senior Citizens Council (SCC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"997\" class=\"elementor elementor-997\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3564bda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3564bda\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c80aaa\" data-id=\"7c80aaa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a555e86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a555e86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Citizens Council (SCC)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d7ede1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d7ede1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11f5c8e\" data-id=\"11f5c8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3418e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3418e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e820fad\" data-id=\"e820fad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-382fbb7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"382fbb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-5 ms-rteFontSize-3\">The Senior Citizens Council is a body corporate governed by the Senior Citizens Council Act 1995, as amended in 2011 and operates under the aegis of this Ministry.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-5 ms-rteFontSize-3\">Its main objectives are to:<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0\">(i)\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0promote generally activities and projects for the welfare of senior citizens;<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0\">(ii)\u00a0 \u00a0maintain effective communication with senior citizens;<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0\">(iii)\u00a0 establish contacts with organisations engaged in similar activities in Mauritius and abroad<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0\">(iv)\u00a0 advise the government on matters relating to the welfare of senior citizens; and<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0\">(v)\u00a0\u00a0implement such policies and programmes in favour of senior citizens, as may be specified or approved by the Minister.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong class=\"ms-rteFontFace-5 ms-rteFontSize-3\">Contact details<\/strong><\/p><p><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-5 ms-rteFontSize-3\"><strong>Address:<\/strong> Astor Court, Lislet Geoffroy Street,\u00a0Port Louis<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-5 ms-rteFontSize-3\"><strong>Telephone No: <\/strong>211 3246<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Citizens Council (SCC) The Senior Citizens Council is a body corporate governed by the Senior Citizens Council Act 1995, as amended in 2011 and operates under the aegis of this Ministry.\u00a0\u00a0 Its main objectives are to: (i)\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0promote generally activities and projects for the welfare of senior citizens; 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