On the occasion of World Senior Citizen’s Day, Godrej Locks hosted the much-needed ‘Suraksha Charcha’ forum to promote home safety amongst senior citizens. This initiative is a part of Godrej Locks’s Har Ghar Surakshit, India’s largest public awareness campaign to make citizens conscious of home safety. Godrej Locks conducted interactive sessions to make senior citizens safety conscious and empower them. Shyam Motwani, executive vice-president and business head, Godrej Locks commented, “We conceptualised the forum to make (citizens) self-dependent for their safety, be it inside or outside of homes. Simultaneously, we want to inspire families to adopt practices which will make homes senior-citizen friendly. We are confident that this forum will empower over 1,000 senior citizens to be better equipped to take precautionary measures for their own as well as home safety.” More than 70 senior citizens attended this engaging session where safety experts from Godrej Locks delivered a module on home safety and Prakash Borgaonkar, director, HelpAge India, addressed the topic of loneliness and safety.
64% Indians are not prepared to deal with threats like robberies and thefts, as per Har Ghar Surakshit Report. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reported a whopping 21,410 crimes against senior citizens, of which, 1,024 has been just robberies. To address these statistics and offer preventive measures, Godrej will take this forum to Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Kolkata and Bangalore, reaching out to more than 1,000 senior citizens across India.