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By India Today News Desk: In a heart-wrenching incident, a 70-year-old woman was forced to walk barefoot for several kilometres only to collect her old age pension from a bank in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district.

The incident happened in Banuaguda village in the Jharigaon block of the district.

A video of the incident has gone viral on social media in which the woman, Surya Harijan, who is struggling to get her old age pension, can be seen walking barefoot on the road in scorching heat with the support of a broken chair.

Despite government schemes being in place to assist needy citizens, Surya Harijan has not been able to avail of the benefits due to her various issues.

Her standard of living is very poor, and her elder son has gone to another state as a migrant laborer to maintain the family needs. Her younger son stays with her and earns a livelihood by grazing the cattle of others. Life in their small hut is getting more difficult by the day.

Previously, Harijan was provided with pension money on hand. However, now the system has changed, and the money is being transferred online to her account. As per the bank authority, Surya’s left thumb impression (LTI) sometimes does not match the specimen, making it a problem to pay the pension amount to her.

Reportedly, she has not received her pension for the last four months, and for physical presence, she needs to go to the bank. However, Surya is too weak, and cannot even walk on her own. She used a chair as a helping stick to go to the bank.

Despite her frequent requests at the block and panchayat office for help, it has all gone in vain. However, the local administration has now promised to give all the facilities needed to the old woman and provide pension at her doorstep.

(With inputs from Ajay Nath)

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