Thousands of beneficiaries queued up in front of their respective village and ward secretariats in Andhra Pradesh, waiting for their pensions on April 1 (Monday).
The beneficiaries were upset as they did not get pensions at their doorsteps following the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI) against utilising services of village and ward volunteers for the distribution of cash benefits under any welfare scheme, including social security pensions, until the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the elections is in force in Andhra Pradesh.
The volunteers working with the village and ward secretariats used to distribute the social security pensions at the doorsteps of the beneficiaries on the first day of every month.
