The issuing of social security pensions to HIV-infected patients and particularly vulnerable tribal groups aged between 50 years and 65 years is being delayed as the State government did not make necessary changes in the website to allow the uploading of these applications.
The district administration had also identified the dejected women - married but living alone as their husbands left them without divorcing them - for issuing the pensions, but the officials are waiting for further directions from the State government.
Speaking to The Hindu , DRDA, Project Director K. Sudhakar said that they have got 5,000 applications under HIV positive and dejected women category, but yet to issue pensions to people falling under these two categories.
Meanwhile, there are about 650 Chenchu families living in Nalgonda mostly in Chandampet, Peddavoora mandals.
Unlike other beneficiaries under old age pension scheme, the State government has announced that they would issue pensions to vulnerable tribal groups all those who aged above 50 years, but government has failed to make appropriate changes in the website to allow the uploading these applications.
A Chenchu tribal from Chandampet, Anjaneyulu said that as many as seven people aged between 50 years and 65 years were waiting for the issuance of pensions at Gannerlapally tribal habitation.
The HIV positive people and vulnerable tribal groups have appealed to the State government to immediately issue pensions to them.
