Row over Indian nuns applying for state pensions

Ten elderly Catholic nuns applied for a state pension in the Indian State of Kerala leading to accusations that the church is not supporting them adequately. The nuns all applied for a monthly pension of 1,100 rupees (US$16) available to elderly unmarried women in Kerala State. They belong to the Congregation of the Sisters of St Anne of Trichy based in the Trivandrum Latin-rite Arch-diocese and are from St Anne’s convent there. The nuns are all aged over 60 years, said the convent superior, who did not want to reveal her name.

Local media reported that their application revealed a neglect of elderly nuns in convents.

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