The Pioneer,Nov 20,2007
Bikash Khemka | Bhawanipatna
...70-yr-old struggling to get pension
A woman was found in an unconscious state in the heart of the district headquarters town of Kalahandi.
Dura Nag (70) lost her husband, who was a cycle mechanic, a year ago. A resident of Chancharpada in Bhawanipatna, Dura managed to survive with the help of a few relatives who stepped in to help her after she lost her only daughter too.
She had been running after the officials of the Bhawanipatna Municipality Office for her age old pension, which she was denied. She had to put up with a lot of harassment as she did not have the BPL card and the pension amount. Dura was found in an unconscious state on November 16 at the main road of Ghodaghat Bridge.
Dura was admitted to the Bhawanipatna Hospital by one Bijay Sahu and his friends on the same day. On regaining consciousness, she asked for food. She is still undergoing treatment in the hospital.
Municipality Chairman Niranjan Pradhan however told The Pioneer that he could comment on whether the widow would be given the pension amount or not only after checking the records.
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