Gorakhpur News Today: In Gorakhpur, the pension of an elderly woman fell prey to corrupt and bribe-taking officials. In fact, the pension of a woman employee who retired from the post of a laborer in the Electricity Department 5 years ago was not made only because she did not give bribe to the bribe-seeking employee. She has been making rounds of the department for the last 5 years to get her pension. 

The health of the retired woman employee has been bad for a year. When she needed money for her treatment, she reached the Tehsil Samadhan Diwas with an oxygen cylinder and her grandson in her lap. Seeing this, even the officials were stunned. Such an incident in the Chief Minister's home area was shocking. 

Retired employee reached with oxygen cylinder.
On Saturday (21 December) an elderly woman reached the Tehsil Samadhan Diwas of Gorakhpur Tehsil Sadar with an oxygen cylinder to seek justice from the officials. The elderly woman told SDM Sadar Mrinal Avinash Joshi that she had retired from the post of laborer 5 years ago from the Electricity Department, Vidyut Vitran Khand Pratham Mohaddipur Gorakhpur. 

The elderly woman told SDM Sadar that she has been visiting the department ever since her retirement. The department employees are demanding bribes to complete the pension formalities. This is the reason why she has not been able to get pension for the last 5 years. 

The victim retired employee said that he has been ill for 1 year and is bedridden. He has also been given oxygen. Due to not getting pension, he is not able to maintain his livelihood and get treatment properly.

Pension not received for five years
Sumirti Devi, a resident of Sihoria village of Sadar tehsil of Gorakhpur, is the wife of late Ramvriksh Yadav. She was posted as a laborer in Vidyut Vitran Khand Pratham Mohaddipur. She retired on 30 April 2020. Her pension has not been made since her retirement. 

When Sumirati Devi approaches the officials to demand the release of her pension, the concerned employees and officers demand bribe from her. The same department in which she served for years is making her run around for the pension she needs for the last 5 years. That too only because she did not give bribe in exchange for pension.

'They are upset due to not getting pension'
Sumirati Devi's grandson Anil Yadav said that the condition of his grandmother is very bad, she is dependent on oxygen cylinder. It has become very difficult for her to live. After going to the department, the employees do not listen to her. They ask for bribe. Hurt by this, Sumirati Devi reached Tehsil Diwas on Saturday (21 December) with an oxygen cylinder in her grandson's lap. 

Anil Yadav took his grandmother in his lap and made her sit in a rickshaw and then took her to the officials on Tehsil Diwas. During this, grandson Anil Yadav gave an application to the SDM, after which SDM Sadar Mrinal Avinash Joshi immediately spoke to the officials and gave instructions to make the pension.