Distribute welfare pensions only through cooperative banks: Kisan Janata
The Kisan Janata organization has criticized the Kerala government's decision to shift social welfare pension distribution from cooperative banks to commercial banks. They argue that this change will create significant hardships for elderly and vulnerable citizens who rely on the existing doorstep delivery system.
Why it matters
It reflects the ongoing debate over the digitization of welfare services and the potential impact on rural populations with limited access to modern banking.
Kisan Janata, a farmers’ organisation functioning under the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), has opposed the State government’s decision to disengage service cooperative banks from the distribution of social welfare pensions, terming the move an “anti-people measure” that will severely affect elderly and economically backward beneficiaries.
Addressing the media here, Kisan Janata State secretary Johnson Kulathingal and State vice-president P.K. Kunjikkannan alleged that transferring welfare pension disbursements directly to Aadhaar-linked commercial bank accounts would dismantle an efficient, doorstep pension delivery system.
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