Social Welfare Pensions not Released
for Months
Jammu, 21/May/2015: Anil
Sharma, President All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference has asked for release of pension
for Widows, Old Age, Handicap, orphan and all other kind of pensions issued by
the J & K Social Welfare Department. Sharma alleged that thousands of Old
age women, widows and other people belonging to deprived section of the society
are harassed on account of non release of their social welfare pension.
He told that as per information available with him and
feedback from the victims there are thousands of people including Widows, Senior
Citizens, Handicap persons and orphans whose monthly pension which is just 200
to 300 is not released on monthly basis and now since last one year, the people
are just visiting their banks and coming back with empty hands as the funds
have not been released by the Social Welfare department in their accounts.
He termed it a humanitarian
issue and demanded that the government and social welfare department should understand the pain and sufferings of
the people who are visiting banks for just a small amount of money but feeling embarrassed
and helpless when find their accounts empty. The AJKPC president appealed Bali
Bhagat, the minister of social welfare to intervene and ensure release of
pension and make sure that in future these innocent people do not suffer.
As an evidence he also revealed the names of some pensioner
belonging to Nagrota Assembly Constituency who have not received the pension funds since
last one year, these include Amri Devi (Widow Pnesion No. 126) resident of
Panchayat Halqa Jandrah, Rama Devi Widow
of Late Rajesh Kumar, (Pension File no. 139), Chanchla Devi Widow of Bishan
Dass (Case no 89/399) and Ishro Devi widow of Munishi Ram (File no. 26/334). Anil said he has full details about the victim pensioner provided to
him by the respective elected Panchayat Heads of different Villages.
President,
AJKPC,
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