{"id":603987,"date":"2026-05-26T02:24:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T02:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/603987\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T02:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T02:24:17","slug":"woman-carries-mother-in-law-90-on-back-walks-for-miles-over-rs-500-pension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/603987\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Carries Mother-In-Law, 90, On Back, Walks For Miles Over Rs 500 Pension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A woman in her mid-fifties is trudging a road, carrying her 90-year-old mother-in-law on her shoulders. The two women brave the scorching heat, burning concrete, and the risk of heatstroke, but walk on. Their goal: the elderly woman&#8217;s paltry monthly pension of Rs 500.<\/p>\n<p>The heartrending video from Chhattisgarh&#8217;s Surguja district highlights the daily hardships the weakest sections of society face to secure what is owed to them.<\/p>\n<p>The two women risked their lives because the elderly woman hadn&#8217;t received her pension for four months, as her KYC (Know Your Customer) formalities were incomplete.<\/p>\n<p>The woman who carried her mother-in-law was identified as Sukhmaniya, who is in her late 50s.<\/p>\n<p>Sukhmaniya, a resident of Jangalpara village in the Kunia area, travelled several kilometres to reach the Central Bank of India branch in Mainpat town on foot. A passerby recorded their ordeal on camera.<\/p>\n<p>Also read: <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/man-carries-dead-wife-on-bike-after-cry-for-help-goes-unnoticed-in-nagpur-9060167\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Ties Wife&#8217;s Body To Bike After Speeding Truck Runs Her Over In Nagpur<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She told the person recording the video that an official, Bank Mitra, would deliver her monthly pension to her home. However, in the absence of the KYC formalities, her mother-in-law was deprived of the pension.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0948\u0928\u092a\u093e\u091f \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u0902\u0917\u0932\u092a\u093e\u0930\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 90 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u093e\u0938 \u0915\u094b \u0939\u0930 \u092e\u0939\u0940\u0928\u0947 9 \u0915\u093f\u0932\u094b\u092e\u0940\u091f\u0930 \u092a\u0940\u0920 \u092a\u0930 \u0922\u094b\u0915\u0930 \u092c\u0948\u0902\u0915 \u0932\u0947 \u091c\u093e\u0924\u0940 \u092c\u0939\u0942\u2026<br \/>\u092f\u0947 \u0938\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092b \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0930 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u201c\u0938\u0941\u0936\u093e\u0938\u0928\u201d \u0915\u0947 \u0926\u093e\u0935\u094b\u0902 \u092a\u0930 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0938\u0935\u093e\u0932 \u0939\u0948\u0964<br \/>\u090f\u0915 \u0924\u0930\u092b \u092c\u0939\u0942 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u092e\u0930\u094d\u092a\u0923, \u0926\u0942\u0938\u0930\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u092b \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0935\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u0902\u0935\u0947\u0926\u0928\u0939\u0940\u0928\u0924\u093e\u0964<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vishnudsai?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@vishnudsai<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mainpat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#mainpat<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PensionStruggle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#PensionStruggle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BankRules?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#BankRules<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#\u0935\u094d\u092f\u0935\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e_\u092a\u0930_\u0938\u0935\u093e\u0932<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VwRyc8xfif\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/VwRyc8xfif<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Archna parganiha (@archana2098) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/archana2098\/status\/2058101288261546331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 23, 2026<\/a>Pension Received<\/p>\n<p>Mainpat Janpad Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Khushboo Shastri admitted that her pension had been stopped because of incomplete documentation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In January, the pension was delivered at her home for the last time. The service was stopped over the past four months due to pending KYC formalities,&#8221; she told PTI.<\/p>\n<p>She said the woman had reached the bank branch carrying her mother-in-law on her back. After the KYC formalities were completed at the branch, the bank immediately released the pending pension amount of Rs 2,000.<\/p>\n<p>Also read: <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/elderly-madhya-pradesh-man-takes-ailing-wife-to-doctor-on-handcart-9935794\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elderly Madhya Pradesh Man Takes Ailing Wife To Doctor On Handcart<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The official, however, promised the women that they would get the pension at their doorstep from next month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From next month onwards, Sukhmaniya&#8217;s mother-in-law will again receive the pension amount at her home,&#8221; she told the agency.<\/p>\n<p>Former deputy chief minister TS Singh Deo criticised the government for the lapse. He said politicians, who go to people&#8217;s houses to appeal for votes, must also ensure that pensions of the elderly people of the state are delivered to their homes.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                                                            <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A woman in her mid-fifties is trudging a road, carrying her 90-year-old mother-in-law on her shoulders. 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