Elderly woman dies, lakhs pushed to the brink due to stoppage of pensions in Odisha, say activists

WIRE — From April to June, 20 lakh beneficiaries under the Centre-aided National Social Assistance Programme stopped receiving pensions related to old age, widowhood, and disability, mainly due to technical glitches in the SNA-SPARSH platform, activists say

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