Over one lakh aged folks in Haryana are but to get their month-to-month old-age Samman allowance quantity of 2,500 for the final three months after the merger of public-sector banks.

As per the division of social justice and empowerment, 17.87 lakh folks aged above 60 obtain 2,500 every per 30 days below the old-age allowance scheme, of which, almost one lakh folks whose financial institution accounts had been merged from Oriental Financial institution of Commerce into Punjab Nationwide Financial institution and Dena Financial institution holders with Financial institution of Baroda are ready their month-to-month quantity.

Chander Devi, 85, of Balyana village in Rohtak, stated it’s troublesome for her to make rounds to the financial institution to get the month-to-month sum.

“Within the final three months, I’ve visited the financial institution round seven to eight instances and each time I come again empty-handed. This month-to-month allowance is a allowance for the aged and we had been pressured to beg for it. I worry that the federal government has deducted my title from the pensioners’ record,” she added.

Ratni Devi, a resident of Jasaur Kheri village in Jhajjar, whose son Pradeep Deswal fought the 2019 parliamentary election from Rohtak seat on the Jannayak Janata Celebration’s ticket, is making rounds of banks to get her month-to-month old-age allowance because the final three months.

“The financial institution officers advised us that the federal government has not deposited old-age allowance cash within the account resulting from some technical points. We’re ready for our month-to-month pension of 2,500 however neither the administration nor the financial institution officers paid heed to our calls for. The federal government has promised us to offer a month-to-month pension in villages however its defective insurance policies have pressured old-age pensioners to make rounds to banks,” she added.

Two senior JJP leaders, who wished to not be named, stated they’ll carry the problem into deputy chief minister Dushyant Singh Chautala’s data.

“Our occasion had promised to hike the old-age pension to 5,100 per 30 days in our election manifesto. It’s our responsibility to rectify any downside which pertains to old-age pensioners,” they added.

A senior official of the social justice and empowerment division, pleading anonymity, stated a couple of lakh aged individuals are ready for his or her month-to-month pension of 2,500 and so they have obtained many complaints on this regard.

Jhajjar social welfare officer Virender Singh stated the matter had come into his discover and he has appraised the upper authorities.

“The month-to-month allowance of aged folks is caught after some banks had been merged. These folks will get their pending and this month’s pension by September 20,” he added.

Rohtak deputy commissioner Captain Manoj Sheoran stated he has deployed lead district supervisor to quick out the pension challenge of old-age pensioners.

“We hope that the problem will probably be resolved quickly and the aged will be capable to get their dues,” the DC added.



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