Nirmala Sitaraman pulls up SBI over video of elderly woman forced to walk barefoot to collect pension in Odisha
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Finance Minister Nirmal Sitharaman on Thursday took note of the video which showed an elderly woman walking barefoot for several kms in scorching heat to collect pension money in Odisha’s Nabarangpur. SBI reacted to the finance minister’s tweet and said that they are equally pained to see the video. They further said that from next month onwards the pension will be delivered at her doorstep.