Bihar Pensioners Declared 'Dead' in Records, Struggle for Livelihood in Sitamarhi

• Elderly beneficiaries in Sitamarhi, Bihar, including Jot Devi, Gonu Mahto, Jaiveer Paswan, and Rajkumari Devi, were wrongly declared 'dead' in government records.
• This administrative error occurred during pension validation in Purandaha Rajwara Paschimi Panchayat, Sonbarsa block, without proper home verification.
• The monthly pension of 400-500 rupees, their sole support for medicines and daily needs, has been stopped, leaving them in distress.
• Affected individuals are forced to prove they are alive using Aadhaar cards and voter IDs, making rounds of block offices.
• The issue has reached the DM's office, and the Social Welfare Department promises an investigation and quick rectification.

Why It Matters: Administrative negligence in Sitamarhi declared living pensioners 'dead,' stopping their vital support.