Budgam November 30 (KNS) : Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Vice President Kashmir Province Er. Nazir Yatoo issued a statement here in which he stated that I am surprised to know that old age pensioners and widows been asked to get the age certificate verified through CMO office.
How we can quantify that person's suffering who travel 30 kilometers from home to the CMO office in this freezing weather and endure hours of waiting in line while using a stick to stand up? There would not have been rush at CMO offices if the government had conducted age verification at the block level no one would have suffered” he said.
Er. Nazir Yatoo further added it is upsetting to see our people moving from pillar to post in order to keep getting the meagre financial aid.
“This pension is only a means of subsistence for some people, and the government should consider those elderly pensioners who live alone and do not have caregivers to assist them in reaching the CMO office at least authorize BMO’s to issue age certificates in those cases” Yatoo added. (KNS)