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Punjab’s ‘Sadde Buzurg Sadda Maan’ Initiative Brings Free Healthcare and Dignity to 2.2 Million Senior Citizens

By TNI Team October 9, 2025 2023 23.09 lakh beneficiaries 500 pension Amritsar Baljit Kaur Batala Bathinda BHAGWANT MANN community support compassion cultural revival DBT scheme dignity restoration direct benefit transfer economic stability elderly welfare Faridkot fatehgarh sahib Fazilka ferozepur free eye surgery geriatric care Gurdaspur health camps healthcare access healthcare camps Hoshiarpur inclusion International Senior Citizens Day jalandhar kapurthala ludhiana Malerkotla Mann government Mansa Moga Muktsar Sahib October 3 old age pension old age pension scheme pathankot patiala punjab Punjab government Punjab tradition respect for elderly Rupnagar Sadde Buzurg Sadda Maan Sangrur SAS Nagar senior citizen cards senior citizen empowerment senior citizens service Social Justice social security social welfare spectacles distribution Tarn Taran toll-free helpline 14567 welfare initiativ Women and Child Development Department ₹1 ₹2055.05 crore released ₹4100 crore budget

Punjab, this land is not just of five rivers, but an unfathomable ocean of thousands of stories and experiences of the elderly. The fast pace…

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