Tag: Disability Pension
Ordeal of a Blind Mother – Deserted by Husband, Denied pension
Shakinaur Khatun was a happy woman till five years back, living in Malda, West Bengal. She lived with her husband and two young children in her household. But things changed when she slowly lost her eyesight due to an unknown illness. Her husband and in-laws abandoned Shakinaur and the two...
Community Survey
‘If I get pension, I would like to study’ requests a young girl
Chitta Hembrom, 16, is a tribal handicap from Jharkhand who has not received her disability pension since four years. Under Jharkhand state’s Swami Vivekananda Nishakt Swalamban Protsahan Yojna she is entitled to receive Rs. 400 per month and nor is she receiving the state’s educational scholarship of Rs. 250 per...
Lost his leg 6 months ago, still waiting for his pension
‘I was returning from work and on the way, I fell off the train.’ According to the Rajya Samajik Pension Scheme, any individual who is severely disabled – 40% or above – and living below the poverty line, is provided assistance by the government in the form of monthly pension....