Scheme Meant to Help the Elderly Adds to Their Woes in Tamil Nadu

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  • Published On: June 30, 2014
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Vengammal, a 90-year-old woman, can barely walk. But her son was forced to bring his frail mother to the pension office in Chennai for the annual verification process, where she had to wait for nearly two hours to sign up for a new health insurance scheme. (Read more)

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