On the occasion of the International Day for Old Persons, the Minister for School Education Prabhuram Chowdhary felicitated above 100 years old Haji Natthe Khan, Sukhiya Bai and many other elderly with shawl and shreephal in a programme held in Raisen. Health checkup of elderly was conducted, medicines were distributed and delicious food was served to them in the programme.
During the programme, the elderly Tula Ram, Lalla Prasad, Mewa Bai and Narayan Singh expressed happiness over the increase in old age pension from Rs 300 to 600 by the state government. The elderly persons while giving blessings to the Minister Chowdhary for the increase said that the government became our support when their loved ones left. It is now easier to get two meals a day in this inflation.