Ranchi, District Legal Service Authority (DLSA) took cognizance of the news of earning a living by begging on a news portal and the Ranchi DLSA Secretary, Rakesh Ranjan gave assurance of providing all possible help to the elderly women who took care of a two-year-old girl by begging.
Informing the news by a press release issued by Ranchi DLSA informed that during this, Ranjan himself met the old women and assured them of all possible help and informed them about the beneficial schemes being provided by the Government.
It may be mentioned here that Bhunnu and Shanicaria are old women; they have no one in this world. Both are above 70 years of age and live in Anandganj locality of Kishoreganj. The house in which the elderly live is broken; there is no food to eat in the house. They have the burden of taking care of a two year old girl. Older women are feeding themselves and a two-year-old girl by begging. On asking Bhunna Devi, it came to know that the daughter has died in an accident, the son-in-law has run away somewhere. “The girl has been left alone with us. It is further told that by going from house to house, they take care of the child by begging,” she added.
Both the poor elders have not got any kind of government help so far, if someone gives food, they get food; otherwise they have to go to bed hungry. After getting the news from a news portal Ranjan himself took a decision to meet the old woman to know her present condition. During the meeting he assured the women that he will try to provide every possible help so that the child could get proper care.
The DLSA Secretary met the old women and told about the facilities provided by the District Legal Services Authority, Ranchi, where he said that the application for old age pension would be filled and the girl child would be linked with the social schemes being run by the Government.