{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Panna: Husband Carries Disabled Wife on His Back to Collectorate, Says Family Got No Ration or Welfare Scheme for 10 Years",
  "summary": "Disabled woman Neelu Raja of Gaura village in Madhya Pradesh's Panna district was carried on her husband Pushpendra Singh's back to a public hearing, where she described being denied ration and every government scheme for 10 years. Collector Usha Parmar assured her of a ration slip and benefits from eligible schemes.",
  "content": "A public hearing at the Panna collectorate in Madhya Pradesh turned into a deeply moving scene that left those present shaken. Pushpendra Singh, a resident of Gaura village, arrived to plead before the Collector while carrying his disabled wife on his back, with their children alongside. His wife, Neelu Raja, is unable to walk, and that helplessness was exactly why her husband's back became her only support.\n\nNo Ration, No Scheme for a Decade\nWeeping as she spoke before Collector Usha Parmar, Neelu recounted her ordeal. For the past 10 years, she said, she has received neither ration nor the benefit of any government scheme. To this day the family has been left out of even basic schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri Awas housing programme and the toilet scheme. With no source of employment in the village, their circumstances have only grown harder.\n\nRation Card Changed, Slip Never Issued\nNeelu said panchayat staff changed her ration card from the extreme below-poverty-line category to the ordinary below-poverty-line one. After that, she was never issued a ration slip, which is why no grain has reached her home for a decade. The woman alleges she knocked on the doors of the sarpanch, the panchayat secretary and several officials, but no one heard her out.\n\nKidney Treatment, Children's Education Hit\nDescribing her plight, Neelu said she cannot move about on her own and is undergoing kidney treatment at AIIMS Bhopal. The family's financial condition has become so weak that even the children's education has begun to suffer. According to her, she carried her appeal everywhere, from the panchayat to the janpad, the district panchayat, the collectorate and even the Chief Minister's office, yet her problem has gone unresolved to this day.\n\nThe Collector's Assurance\nAs she narrated her suffering at the hearing, Neelu Raja broke down. After listening to the entire matter, Collector Usha Parmar took it seriously and assured the woman that a ration slip would be made for her and that she would receive benefits from the schemes she is eligible for. Following this assurance, the family returned home hoping that this time their plea might finally be acted upon.\n\nWhat this means for you\nThis story shows how eligible families can still be left out of ration and welfare schemes, and where to take a complaint.\n\n• Across India: If your ration card has been shifted to the wrong category or you have not received a ration slip, you can file a complaint at a public hearing or with the district administration to seek correction and your pending benefits.\n• In Panna (Madhya Pradesh): Eligible families in Gaura village and nearby areas can take complaints about ration slips, the PM Awas housing scheme and the toilet scheme directly to the collectorate's public hearing.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. Who carried Neelu Raja to the public hearing on his back?\nHer husband Pushpendra Singh, a resident of Gaura village, carried her on his back to the collectorate along with their children.\n\n2. How long has Neelu gone without ration, and why?\nFor the past 10 years, because panchayat staff changed her extreme below-poverty-line ration card and she was never issued a ration slip.\n\n3. What illness is Neelu being treated for?\nShe is unable to walk and is undergoing kidney treatment at AIIMS Bhopal.\n\n4. What did Collector Usha Parmar assure her?\nShe assured the woman that a ration slip would be made for her and that she would receive benefits from the schemes she is eligible for.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/madhya-pradesh/panna-chalane-men-assam-rtha-nilu-ko-pitha-para-bithakara-kalektreta-pahuncha-pa-1459",
  "category": "Madhya Pradesh",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-17",
  "tags": [
    "Panna public hearing",
    "Disabled woman Neelu Raja",
    "Ration card issue",
    "Collector Usha Parmar",
    "Madhya Pradesh welfare scheme",
    "Gaura village Panna",
    "Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana",
    "Public hearing complaint"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}