A resident of the village of Dhaura, which is part of the Mauranipur block in Jansi district, Rajabai, visited the SDM office on October 7th with a complaint. There, she told the officials: 'Sir, I am alive.' According to Rajabai, she received a state pension, which was her main support given her modest financial situation. However, after receiving three payments, the pension suddenly stopped.
Initially, the woman assumed that the halt in payments was due to technical issues. But when she learned the real reason, it caused her great distress: she had been marked as deceased in government records. Thus, although Rajabai was physically present before the officials, she was 'considered dead' in the documents.
The question arose as to who and how she was entered into the list of deceased persons, and how this came to light without a personal visit to the woman. Rajabai accused them of not conducting proper verification before listing her as deceased. She emphasized that if the relevant staff or officials had personally inspected her condition on site, they would easily understand that the woman marked as deceased in the records was actually alive.
Rajabai stated that the cessation of pension payments exacerbated her financial difficulties. Due to her age, it is difficult for her to work, so she insists on the immediate correction of her status in government registries and the resumption of her pension payments.
Rajabai's complaint was submitted to the officials. Manoj Kumar Bharti, SDM of Mauranipur, reported that on October 7th, Rajabai from the village of Dhaura brought a complaint. The woman explained that her old-age pension has been stopped, and she is listed as deceased in the records, even though she is alive. According to the SDM, the woman's complaint was taken seriously, and a letter has been sent to the Social Welfare Department to conduct an investigation. Further action will be taken based on the findings after the verification is complete.
After Rajabai provided proof of her life to the officials, the matter is not limited only to resuming the pension. Fundamental questions arise: how could a living woman be marked as deceased in government records? At what level did this error occur? Was any verification conducted before updating the records? And if verification was conducted, why did it not reach Rajabai? Answers to these questions will become known after the investigation is concluded.
