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Rural Pensioners of India Get a Raw Deal
Indian society prides itself on respecting elders, but the old-age pension hardly translates that respect into help.
350 Senior Citizens get their social pension after a year
In a far-off village in Bihar’s Rupulia village, Amaris Sada will finally be able to get his cataract surgery done which had been pending for over a year and Dadiji (Grandmother) will finally be able to have one good meal with vegetables. All this is possible because they finally received their year...
Impact: 3,000 people of Bihar got overdue pension due to one woman
One woman’s insistence for justice has brought change for almost 3,000 people in Bihar. One year ago Community Correspondent, Tanju Devi, had made a video on year-long pension arrears under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) of citizens in Gaunaha, West Champaran district of the state. Even after repeated pleas with the authorities, the...