1st October is celebrated as International Day of Old Persons. In 1999. with the International Year of Older Persons. came the Conceptual Framework based on the Plan and Principles with four priority areas:

• The situation of older persons.
• individual lifelong development.
• The relationship between generations.
• The inter-relationship of population. aging and development.

To commemorate the International Day of Older Person. DadiDada Foundation in association with NITI Aayog as a knowledge partner, organised a national conference on tovid•19: Senior Citizens and New Normal’. Several ministers and officials of the central govt. and UP govt. along with medical professionals, lawyers graced the event by their presence, where issues faced by the senior citizens during the pandemic and ways to resolve them were primarily discussed.