A poor widow is yet to get any benefit under welfare schemes and has been languishing in a wretched condition along with her disabled daughter, grandson and granddaughter in Sundargah district.
Sanaki Surin (80) resides in a hut at Badunjharia village under Giringkela panchayat under lepripada block. Her husband had passed away five years ago. After the death of her husband, Sanaki’s daughter Sambari had married to one Anam Bilung of Humrei village. After the marriage, Sambari had to suffer a lot in her in-laws house as her husband Anam Bilung used to beat her up regularly.
After the birth of a son also, Anam used to beat Sambari . Finding no other alternative, Sambari along with her son had returned to her mother’s house. After one year, Sambari suffered from paralysis following which her two legs and two hands stopped working. But Sambari could not go for treatment because of poverty. She had given birth to a daughter there. Poor Sanaki along with her disabled daughter Sambari and her grandson and granddaughter are living miserably as they do not have a house to stay and a source of livelihood.
Recently, a cousin brother of Sambari has given shelter to these four persons in his house. Sambari is only getting Rs 300 per month as disabled pension, while Sanaki is yet to get widow pension. She has not been covered under BPl category due to which she is not getting rice at Re1 per kilo. Panchayat and block officials have failed to identify her to give her a house under Biju Pucca Ghar or PMAY.
“I have recently told the PEO to provide all Government welfare schemes to Sanaki Surin,” said lepripada BDO Punam Binita Bage, when contacted.