<div style=”font-size: 20px; color: #ee2400;”><span style=”font-family: ‘Arial Black’, ‘Avant Garde';”>Unnati</span> <span style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;”>Case Stories</span></div>

<div style=”text-align:justify;”>Antro D/o Budharam raika, village- Segri, Gram Panchayat- Rani Gaoun got married 55 yrs. before with the person who was living in near village-ramderia. Two months after the marriage, her husband died, after which Antro was sent to her father’s house and there she started her new life at her home with her brothers and their wives. She always felt frustrated and felt like she was a burden to her family, sometimes cries at alone. Later on her brother and bhabhi (Sister in law) also left her. That time she felt embarrassed rather unlucky. She started living with her nephew after that and though he takes very good care of her she feels embarrass as she doesn’t have a singly penny to give his child as blessings. Later on she came to know about widow pension, she went on foot to get her photo and to get her form filled at Gram Panchayat, but the pension didn’t start.
A Soochna Seva worker had a discussion with beneficiaries about the widow or aged in the village and came to know about Antro. She immediately met Antro and found out that she is a 70 yrs. old lady. Antro told her that, “Around 10 times I moved by foot at village for the pension, but all time I never came to know, whose sign is pending and to whom it is submitted. Lots of time I also tried to submit the form through mediator, but the situation remains the same. I don’t have a single penny to give my nephew. I want to at least contribute a small amount of money as a token of love and thanks, but I can’t help it.” And then she started crying. Now her form has been filled and submitted.