Many anganwadi workers in Karnataka face challenges such as no pension and delayed honorarium. Officials attribute these issues to scams involving CDPOs embezzling funds and challenges in renewing the NPS portal. Nagarathnamma, retired for eight years, lives alone. Bereaved of husband and brother, abandoned by children, she cautiously manages savings and pension to avoid financial […]
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In addition, they have to cancel any old age pension they might have access to. More communities will be included soon under the newly announced art pension, say officials. Buta Kola performers have to cancel their old age pension to claim the art pension of Rs. 2,000 which was recently announced after the success of […]
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The BBMP proposed a raise in the pension for senior citizens starting from 1st November, but 50 percent of them haven’t got it yet. Bengaluru, Nov. 22, 2018 By Manasi Pawar In the State budget of Karnataka for the financial year 2018-19, the government had promised to give a raise in the monthly pension of […]
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Senior citizens of Gollahalli have been waiting for their pensions for five months, but have not received any so far. Widow Munirathnamma, aged 60, and a few other senior citizens of Golahalli said that they have not been receiving their pensions for five months, and do not know the reason. Most of the senior citizens […]
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