Upalokayukta directs officials to release elderly woman’s pension

Upalokayukta Justice B. Veerappa interacts with students at the bus station in Chikkodi in Belagavi district on Thursday. | Photo Credit: BADIGER P.K.

Upalokayukta Justice B. Veerappa directed the Chikkodi tahsildar to ensure speedy resolution of a pension claim by an elderly woman in Chikkodi on Thursday.

He found the woman waiting at the tahsildar office. She had some documents to prove that she was eligible for social security pensions. However, her application had not been processed in scheduled time. Justice Veerappa asked officers to process her application and release pension as soon as possible.

He visited various offices in Chikkodi. At the taluk-office, he inspected the staff attendance register and directed the senior officer to withhold salaries of staff who were absent without authorisation. He also instructed that staff sign the attendance register twice daily.