The World Elders’ Day falls today

The World Elders Day also falls today. Issuing a message the president says elders are the people who worked for the well being of the country’s economy and culture. Increasing the elderly population is causing many problems to the economies in many countries. However, Sri Lanka has implemented a number of programmes for the care of elderly persons. The national ceremony to mark the elders day will be held at 9.00 am toady at the Sri Lanka Open University Auditorium in Nawala.