On Tuesday, a tragic incident unfolded in this district as a 77-year-old physically challenged man named Joseph took his own life, allegedly driven by the frustration of not receiving his disability pension for several months. A former member of the Chakkittapara panchayat revealed that Joseph had previously submitted a letter to the panchayat, explicitly stating that he would resort to suicide if his disability pension continued to go unpaid.
Adding to the complexity of the situation, Joseph had a disabled daughter, compounding the challenges faced by the family. While the former panchayat member shared this information, the panchayat itself claimed that it couldn’t definitively attribute Joseph’s tragic decision to the non-receipt of disability pension. The incident underscores the importance of addressing and streamlining social welfare systems to prevent such distressing outcomes.
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