Old age pension given
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, August 26 2017:
he Social Welfare Department provided the old age pension to an elderly woman of 87 years residing at Thoubal Wangmata Hawaibam Leirak yesterday .
She lost her sight four months back and did not receive any sort of assistance from the State Government until her story got huge attention through social media sites and local daily .
The officials of the department went to her place and provided a sum of Rs 2400, under the old age pension scheme for March 2016-Februray 2017, reports our correspondent .
She was further enrolled under Manipur Old Age Pension Scheme where all necessary documents were also provided .
Speaking to media persons, Research officer of Social Welfare Department, W Birahari stated that the department was able to reach to the downtrodden people like the elderly woman through media and social media sites and was successfully given under the directive of the Director of the department.