Bhubaneswar, Oct 1 (PTI) Senior citizens are valuable assets of society, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Sunday, calling upon people to take care of them.

In a video message on the occasion of International Day for Older Persons, Patnaik said they have experience and solutions to different problems.

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"So, we have to learn more from them," he said.

He highlighted the various welfare schemes his government launched for older persons, including the Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY).

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Facilities such as old age homes, geriatric wards and physiotherapy centres have been set up in different hospitals for senior citizens, he added.

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