Andhra Pradesh: Lone woman gathers courage to fight against ‘denial of social benefits’

An outsourced employee, Nagaveni alleges that the system is bent on eliminating beneficiaries rather than being inclusive in its outreach

A physically challenged woman lost her social security pension as the records showed her deceased grandmother as a public servant. A woman lost her old-age pension as her daughter was a small-time outsourced employee. Similarly, the government stopped pension to a widowed, single woman living in a single-room portion as her son, living elsewhere, owned a land.

Taking cognisance of these instances, a lone woman has raised a banner of revolt against the system that is “bent on finding ways to eliminate beneficiaries, rather than being inclusive in its outreach.”

Social activist N. Nagaveni, employed with the State on outsourcing basis, staged a demonstration at the Gandhi statue in Kadapa on Sunday.

The issue hogged the limelight as it happened in the home district of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, indicating that “all is really not well.”

“The eligible are denied pension on frivolous grounds. They are not aware of the law and do not have the patience to run from pillar to post to get their due. My protest is for the sake of such people.”N. NagaveniOutsourced employee

“The eligible are denied pension on frivolous grounds. The beneficiaries are neither aware of the law, nor have the patience to run from pillar to post to get their due. My protest is for the sake of such people,” Ms. Nagaveni told The Hindu.