In
a shocking incident, a 70-year-old elderly woman had to drag her 100-year-old
bedridden mother on a cot to the nearby bank to withdraw pension money of Rs
1,500. The incident came to light after a video of the woman dragging her bedridden
mother on a cot to a bank 's Nuapada district went viral on social
media. The woman from Bargaon village dragged her mother on the cot after the
bank official allegedly asked for physical verification. The incident took
place on June 9. "I went to the bank several times in last three months and
requested the bank official to release the pension amount. However, the
official informed that they would release the pension if I bring my mother to
the branch," said Punjimati Dei. Bank manager Ajit Pradhan allegedly asked Dei
to bring her bedridden mother Labhe Baghel to the bank. Her mother is an
account holder under Jan Dhan Yojana of the Central government. The Centre had
announced Rs 500 monthly assistance for women Jan Dhan bank account holders
from April to June in view of the COVID-19 situation. A district administration
official informed that the woman reached the bank with her mother before the
manager could visit her home for the verification. (IANS)