Smt.

Maneka Gandhi
Minister of Women and Child Development
Govt. of India
New Delhi

Subject: Pension Scheme for Widows in India

Respected Madam,

This is in continuation to our previous submission regarding the plight of widowed

women in the country. We had submitted that the welfare schemes of the Govt. have in
place the provision of widow pension for the women after the death of husband. Certain
procedural problems are observed in the smooth implementation of these schemes. The
widow of the deceased is required to get certified certain details from competent
authorities. The death certificate carries the name of the deceased, name of his father and
home address. These details are not considered sufficient by the competent authorities for
issuing pension payment orders because the name of the wife is not written in the death
certificate. To resolve the problem faced by the widows of the deceased, it is proposed
that the good practice of writing the name the wife in the death certificate of the deceased
be put in use. Further the pension amount should be paid through their respective bank
accounts to avoid its illegal interception by panchayat people.

A news paper clipping is enclosed for your perusal. It depicts that the people in power do
not care about the problems of the widows and rather exploit the situation.
Therefore an early action in the matter is requested.

With Warm Regards,

Encl: 5
Yours truly,

Vijay Setia
Former President
All India Rice Exporters Association
Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Govt. of India
New Delhi

Subject: Pension Scheme for Widows in India

Respected Sir,

This is in continuation to our previous submission regarding the plight of widowed

women in the country. We had submitted that the welfare schemes of the Govt. have in
place the provision of widow pension for the women after the death of husband. Certain
procedural problems are observed in the smooth implementation of these schemes. The
widow of the deceased is required to get certified certain details from competent
authorities. The death certificate carries the name of the deceased, name of his father and
home address. These details are not considered sufficient by the competent authorities for
issuing pension payment orders because the name of the wife is not written in the death
certificate. To resolve the problem faced by the widows of the deceased, it is proposed
that the good practice of writing the name the wife in the death certificate of the deceased
be put in use. Further the pension amount should be paid through their respective bank
accounts to avoid its illegal interception by panchayat people.

A news paper clipping is enclosed for your perusal. It depicts that the people in power do
not care about the problems of the widows and rather exploit the situation.
Therefore an early action in the matter is requested.

With Warm Regards,

Encl: 5
Yours truly,

Vijay Setia
Former President
All India Rice Exporters Association
Shri Upendra Kushawaha
Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
Govt. of India
New Delhi

Subject: Pension Scheme for Widows in India

Respected Sir,

Welfare schemes of the Govt. have in place the provision of widow pension for the
women after the death of husband. Certain procedural problems are observed in the
smooth implementation of these schemes. The widow of the deceased is required to get
certified certain details from competent authorities. The death certificate carries the name
of the deceased, name of his father and home address. These details are not considered
sufficient by the competent authorities for issuing pension payment orders because the
name of the wife is not written in the death certificate. To resolve the problem faced by
the widows of the deceased, it is proposed that the good practice of writing the name the
wife in the death certificate of the deceased be put in use. Further the pension amount
should be paid through their respective bank accounts to avoid its illegal interception by
panchayat people.

A news paper clipping is enclosed for your perusal. It depicts that the people in power do
not care about the problems of the widows and rather exploit the situation.
Therefore an early action in the matter is requested.

With Warm Regards,

Encl: 5
Yours truly,

Vijay Setia
Former President
All India Rice Exporters Association