“Vruddha Pension Adhikar Andolan: Pandayan Saheb’s Protest for Delayed Senior Citizen Pensions”

  1. In the dusty lanes of our villages and the cramped rooms of urban chawls, live thousands of elderly citizens who gave their entire lives to building this country — as farmers, daily laborers, domestic workers, and parents. Now, in their old age, many of them rely on one small hope every month: their senior citizen pension. A few hundred rupees may seem small to others, but for them, it’s food, medicine, and respect.

    But for months — sometimes years — this pension has not arrived. Delayed, denied, or stopped without reason.

    And R. R. Pandayan Saheb refuses to stay quiet.

🔥 A Leader Who Stands With the Forgotten

When no officer listens… when old people are made to stand in line under the sun… when government portals show “pending” month after month…

That is when Pandayan Saheb steps in — not as a politician, but as a son to every struggling elder.

He launched the Vruddha Pension Adhikar Andolan — a statewide movement demanding immediate release of all pending pensions, doorstep verification drives, and the inclusion of left-out elderly people from BPL and slum areas into pension schemes.

“If our elders could work hard their whole lives without complaint, the government can at least give them ₹1,000 a month on time.”

— R. R. Pandayan Saheb

🗣️ The Protest That Spoke for the Voiceless

Under Pandayan Saheb’s leadership, thousands of senior citizens and their families came together in peaceful rallies across Mumbai, Thane, Nashik, and rural districts like Nandurbar and Jalgaon.

They didn’t come for politics — they came for survival.

 

assbooks showing “zero balance.” Others held up letters from government offices that gave no answers. And at the front of every rally stood R. R. Pandayan Saheb, holding up a placard that read:

“Buzurgon Ka Samman, Sarkar Ka Farz!”

(Respect for elders is the government’s duty.)

He didn’t just raise slogans. He submitted memorandums to District Collectors, filed RTIs to expose delays, and met with social welfare officers to demand urgent action.

📄 What the Movement Demands

The Vruddha Pension Adhikar Andolan, under Saheb’s leadership, is calling for:

  1. Immediate release of pending pensions (some delayed for over 8 months)
  2. Doorstep re-verification drives instead of forcing old people to travel to offices
  3. Increasing the monthly pension amount from ₹1000 to ₹2000 minimum, considering inflation
  4. Automatic renewal for pensioners above 70 years
  5. Inclusion of widowed, disabled, and single elderly persons under state schemes

These are not unreasonable demands. They are the bare minimum dignity every elderly citizen deserves.

🙏 Saheb’s Ground-Level Contribution

R. R. Pandayan Saheb doesn’t just protest — he provides solutions.

Here’s how he and his team are actively helping elders:

  • Organizing weekly pension help camps in slums and rural mandals
  • Personally helping elderly people with online applications, document uploads, and biometric issues
  • Raising funds to support elders while their pensions are delayed
  • Arranging for free medicine distribution and doctor check-ups for those with no support system
  • Visiting homes of lonely senior citizens and making them feel seen, valued, and heard

🧓 Real Stories, Real Impact

In Govandi, a 76-year-old widow named Sitabai had not received her pension for 11 months. Her family had abandoned her. Saheb’s team not only got her pension released within 3 weeks but also ensured she received free ration and regular medicine kits through local NGOs.

In Palghar, an old tribal man was rejected due to missing Aadhaar thumb verification. Saheb himself called the tehsildar and ensured manual verification was approved.

These are not headlines — they are lifelines created through action, not promises.

🔚 A Fight for Dignity, Not Votes

The Vruddha Pension Adhikar Andolan is not about elections or popularity. It’s about a leader who believes that no person who gave their life to this country should spend their final years begging for ₹1000.

“Buzurg hamari jadh hai. Jadh sukh gayi toh ped girta hai.”

(Our elders are our roots. If the roots dry up, the tree will fall.)

— R. R. Pandayan Saheb

That’s why he will continue to fight, protest, pressure, and protect — until every deserving elder gets their pension on time, with respect.