Source: http://m.timesofindia.com/city/indore/Blind-beggar-stuck-with-Rs-98K-bounty- in-demonetization-aftershocks/articleshow/55354095.cms
Blind beggar with Rs 98K hit by currency withdrawal in Dewas Nov 10, 2016, 06.08PM IST TNN[ Salil Mekaad ] INDORE: Centre's decision to withdraw Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes had an unlikely victim in a blind beggar in Dewas district. The beggar had saved Rs 98,000 over last 20 years in high value currency notes and now finds himself in a fix. The matter came to light on Tuesday when the beggar Seetaram, a resident of Siya village in Dewas district, reached gram panchayat office with the money and sought help from officials. "Saheb, this is my life's saving. Now I am told that this is all scrap," Seetaram told the janpad panchayat officers. Siya gram panchayat secretary Ejaj Patel told TOI that Seetaram had saved the money over a period of 20 years while begging on the streets of Siya village. "Since he could not keep the money safe, Seetaram had given portions of the money to his acquaintances for safe keeping. After the Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes were demonetized, his friends returned them cash claiming that they cannot shoulder the responsibility," he said. Seetaram had reached Siya village from Rajasthan around two decades ago with his wife. Since he was blind, he did not find any job in the village. He started begging at the main market and stayed in a shanti, Patel said. The gram panchayat officials are not contemplating on helping Seetaram out in exchanging the high value currency notes into either the new currency or that of lower denomination. The beggar does not have a bank account. "We are planning to get in touch with the bank officials to seek a remedy. We may even help him open a bank account and deposit the money in it," Patel said. Shiv Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
