100-year-old says - I don't need a pension, I can work

According to official records Bandhu Das is 100 years old, though he claims he is older. However old he may be, age has not been a deterrent for Das who leads an active life and refuses to take old age pension from the government.

Das is poor but he says he says he needs no help from the government and is strong enough to earn his bread and butter.

"The government should help the disabled, those in distress and the weaker sections of the society but not able persons," says Das. Read more................................I don't need a pension, I can work: 100-year-old

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100-yr-old woman abandoned in Delhi

In India's capital city New Delhi, a 100 yrs old woman was apparently dumped by her granddaughter outside a shopping complex on the JNU campus. She blindly followed the guiding hands of her granddaughter — only to be abandoned on Wednesday morning.

Shopkeepers found Karma Devi, who claims to be 100 years old, sitting huddled under a tree, clutching on to a plastic bag that contained a few clothes. The woman, who can barely walk without support, was apparently dumped there by her granddaughter, Ameeta. Read more..........................100-yr-old woman abandoned in Delhi

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