{"id":8322,"date":"2025-12-30T18:07:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=8322"},"modified":"2025-12-30T18:07:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:07:57","slug":"a-delayed-lifeline-for-elderly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/a-delayed-lifeline-for-elderly\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A delayed lifeline for elderly\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Srinagar, Dec 30:\u00a0<\/strong>A delay in the release of the monthly old-age pension has left thousands of elderly beneficiaries across Kashmir anxious, with many saying they rely solely on this small amount to meet their daily needs.<\/p>\n<p>For 72-year-old Fatima Begum from Srinagar, the monthly pension of Rs1,000 is her only means of buying medicines and essentials. \u201cI keep waiting every month for this money. When it doesn\u2019t come on time, I have to borrow from neighbours,\u201d she told the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO) with trembling hands and moist eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Several other elderly citizens echoed similar distress, saying the pension is their only financial support amid rising prices and health challenges.<\/p>\n<p>When contacted, an official from the Social Welfare Department Kashmir told KNO that the delay was due to the year-end financial load and the large volume of transactions being processed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a lot of fund flow at the year-end and this is a big amount running into crores. Payments have already been made to some beneficiaries and the remaining ones will be cleared within the next two to three days,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n<p>However, the delay has caused emotional distress to the elderly, especially those without family support. \u201cFor the government, it might just be a file delay, but for people like us, it is a matter of daily survival,\u201d said Ghulam Mohammad, 78, from Baramulla.<\/p>\n<p>With the year draws to a close, many beneficiaries are hoping the promised disbursement comes soon bringing a sigh of relief and a little warmth in the harsh winter<strong>\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar, Dec 30:\u00a0A delay in the release of the monthly old-age pension has left thousands of elderly beneficiaries across Kashmir anxious, with many saying they rely solely on this small amount to meet their daily needs. For 72-year-old Fatima Begum from Srinagar, the monthly pension of Rs1,000 is her only means of buying medicines and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8322"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8324,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8322\/revisions\/8324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}