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Chandrababu Naidu Arrives In Auto For Pension Disbursal Event In Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday arrived at a public meeting in an autorickshaw here, drawing attention for his choice of travel during a visit to distribute monthly welfare pensions.
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Nitish Kumar's Big Move Ahead Of Polls, Monthly Pension Hiked To Rs 1,100
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced an increase in the monthly pension for elderly, disabled persons, and widowed women from Rs 400 to Rs 1,100.
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Elderly British Man, 79, Caught Smuggling Drugs Worth Over Rs 2 Crore In Chile
A 79-year-old British man was arrested in Chile for attempting to smuggle five kilos of methamphetamine valued at Rs 2.3 Crore, discovered during a routine luggage scan at the airport.
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Lifetime Pensions, Jobs To Families: Court In Gujarat Bridge Collapse Case
The Gujarat High Court asked the Oreva Group, the company responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Morbi bridge, to provide lifetime pensions to the elderly who lost their sons and jobs or stipends to their widows.
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Helpline For Elderly Receives Over 79,000 Calls Seeking Support
Over 79,000 calls, including those related to pension, Covid support and abuse, have been received by the national helpline for the elderly since October last year, according to official data.
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Odisha Woman Drags 100-Year-Old Mother On Cot To Bank For Paperwork
The elderly woman was forced to take on the arduous journey in scorching heat after the bank allegedly asked for physical verification of the 100-year-old beneficiary and refused to release the pension without it.
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Venezuela Elderly Feel "Sentenced To Euthanasia" Under Coronavirus Quarantine
Venezuelan retirees Carlos Blanco, 81, and Olga Rodriguez, 78, have for more than a year been unable to purchase the diabetes medication they need, as the country's hyperinflation has left their monthly pensions insufficient to buy even a loaf of bread.
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Tamil Nadu Sisters Who Lost Rs 45,000 In Note Ban Get Monthly Pension
The Tiruppur district administration has approved the release of monthly old-age pension for two elderly women who lost over Rs 45,000 to the demonetisation initiative in 2016.
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Huge Gaps In Implementation Of Old Age Pension Schemes: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court yesterday said that the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), which deals with pensions for elderly and other issues, was "prima facie" a good scheme but there were "huge gaps" in its implementation which needed to be filled.
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Amid Talk Of Early Polls, Telangana's KCR Showers Farmers With Cash Gifts
Will he won't he, is the big question on everyone's mind. A cabinet meeting prior to the massive public rally has heightened speculation of early elections in Telangana. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao could announce decision to dissolve assembly and go for early elections, sources have told NDTV.
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Elderly Bengaluru Woman Gets Aadhaar Without Biometrics As Special Case
A 65-year-old Bengaluru woman, who lost her hands and vision due to leprosy, was enrolled for an Aadhaar card without the mandatory biometrics of her iris and fingerprints to restore her monthly welfare pension, her doctor said.
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New Pension Scheme With 8% Fixed Rate To Be Launched Today
The pension scheme can be purchased offline as well as online through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India which has been given the sole privilege to operate this scheme.
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Haryana Developing New Aadhaar-Based System For Social Security Pension: Chief Minister
The Haryana government is developing a new Aadhaar based system to make it easy for elderly persons to get themselves enrolled for social security pension without visiting government offices to apply for the same, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said today.
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Abandoned, Exploited, Destitute - How The Elderly Suffer In India
In India, more than half of the population of older persons, particularly in rural areas, continue to suffer from financial problems leading to a miserable situation in old age and about two-third of the older people have to depend on others for their day-to-day maintenance.
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Need to Utilise Pensioners' Capabilities: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
Citing increase in lifespan in elderly people, Union Minister Jitendra Singh today emphasized on the need to utilise capabilities of pensioners for various nation building efforts.
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Chandrababu Naidu Arrives In Auto For Pension Disbursal Event In Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday arrived at a public meeting in an autorickshaw here, drawing attention for his choice of travel during a visit to distribute monthly welfare pensions.
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Nitish Kumar's Big Move Ahead Of Polls, Monthly Pension Hiked To Rs 1,100
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced an increase in the monthly pension for elderly, disabled persons, and widowed women from Rs 400 to Rs 1,100.
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Elderly British Man, 79, Caught Smuggling Drugs Worth Over Rs 2 Crore In Chile
A 79-year-old British man was arrested in Chile for attempting to smuggle five kilos of methamphetamine valued at Rs 2.3 Crore, discovered during a routine luggage scan at the airport.
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Lifetime Pensions, Jobs To Families: Court In Gujarat Bridge Collapse Case
The Gujarat High Court asked the Oreva Group, the company responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Morbi bridge, to provide lifetime pensions to the elderly who lost their sons and jobs or stipends to their widows.
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Helpline For Elderly Receives Over 79,000 Calls Seeking Support
Over 79,000 calls, including those related to pension, Covid support and abuse, have been received by the national helpline for the elderly since October last year, according to official data.
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Odisha Woman Drags 100-Year-Old Mother On Cot To Bank For Paperwork
The elderly woman was forced to take on the arduous journey in scorching heat after the bank allegedly asked for physical verification of the 100-year-old beneficiary and refused to release the pension without it.
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Venezuela Elderly Feel "Sentenced To Euthanasia" Under Coronavirus Quarantine
Venezuelan retirees Carlos Blanco, 81, and Olga Rodriguez, 78, have for more than a year been unable to purchase the diabetes medication they need, as the country's hyperinflation has left their monthly pensions insufficient to buy even a loaf of bread.
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Tamil Nadu Sisters Who Lost Rs 45,000 In Note Ban Get Monthly Pension
The Tiruppur district administration has approved the release of monthly old-age pension for two elderly women who lost over Rs 45,000 to the demonetisation initiative in 2016.
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Huge Gaps In Implementation Of Old Age Pension Schemes: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court yesterday said that the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), which deals with pensions for elderly and other issues, was "prima facie" a good scheme but there were "huge gaps" in its implementation which needed to be filled.
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Amid Talk Of Early Polls, Telangana's KCR Showers Farmers With Cash Gifts
Will he won't he, is the big question on everyone's mind. A cabinet meeting prior to the massive public rally has heightened speculation of early elections in Telangana. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao could announce decision to dissolve assembly and go for early elections, sources have told NDTV.
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Elderly Bengaluru Woman Gets Aadhaar Without Biometrics As Special Case
A 65-year-old Bengaluru woman, who lost her hands and vision due to leprosy, was enrolled for an Aadhaar card without the mandatory biometrics of her iris and fingerprints to restore her monthly welfare pension, her doctor said.
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New Pension Scheme With 8% Fixed Rate To Be Launched Today
The pension scheme can be purchased offline as well as online through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India which has been given the sole privilege to operate this scheme.
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Haryana Developing New Aadhaar-Based System For Social Security Pension: Chief Minister
The Haryana government is developing a new Aadhaar based system to make it easy for elderly persons to get themselves enrolled for social security pension without visiting government offices to apply for the same, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said today.
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Abandoned, Exploited, Destitute - How The Elderly Suffer In India
In India, more than half of the population of older persons, particularly in rural areas, continue to suffer from financial problems leading to a miserable situation in old age and about two-third of the older people have to depend on others for their day-to-day maintenance.
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Need to Utilise Pensioners' Capabilities: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
Citing increase in lifespan in elderly people, Union Minister Jitendra Singh today emphasized on the need to utilise capabilities of pensioners for various nation building efforts.
