Pension Good News: Central Freedom Fighters and their eligible dependent taken pension: Statewise List as on Nov, 2018 & Monthly Pension Amount

Central Freedom Fighters and their eligible dependent taken pension: State wise List as on Nov 2018 & Monthly Amount of Pension

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 230
ANSWERED ON: 11.12.2018

Pension for Freedom Fighters
GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA


Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

(a) the number of persons receiving pension under the freedom fighters pension scheme, State-wise;

(b) the total expenditure incurred by the Government on this account;

(c) whether the Government is considering to increase the amount of pension under this scheme; and

(d) the time by which a final decision in this regard is likely to be taken?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a): State-wise/Union Territory-wise total number of persons receiving pension under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980 (renamed as Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana) is at Annexure-I.

(b): The expenditure incurred by Government during 2016-17, 2017-18 and during the current financial year 2018-19 on this account are Rs.761.85 Crore, Rs. 748.09 Crore and Rs.594.08 Crore (upto October, 2018) respectively.

(c) & (d): The central freedom fighter pension/family pension has already been revised and increased by the Central Government with effect from 15.08.2016. Dearness Allowance/Relief as given to the Central Government employees/pensioners twice a year, has been made applicable to the central freedom fighter pensioners also. At present the amount of pension being given to the freedom fighters and their eligible dependents are at Annexure-II.


ANNEXURE-I

STATE WISE LIST OF CENTRAL FREEDOM FIGHTERS AND THEIR ELIGIBLE DEPENDENTS DRAWING PENSION UNDER SWATANTRATA SAINIK SAMMAN YOJANA AS ON NOVEMBER, 2018


Sl no.    State                              Total number of persons
1    ANDAMAN & NICOBAR        1
2    ANDHRA PRADESH               895
3    ASSAM                                     619
4    BIHAR                                      2936
5    CHANDIGARH                       23
6    CHHATTISGARH                   99
7    DAMAN & DIU                      11
8    DELHI                                     321
9    GOA                                        681
10    GUJARAT                             417
11    HARYANA                           621
12    HIMACHAL PRADESH     519
13    JAMMU & KASHMIR        694
14    JHARKHAND                     215
15    KARNATAKA                     1717
16    KERALA                             1221
17    MADHYA PRADESH        347
18    MAHARASHTRA             3954
19    MANIPUR                         16
20    MEGHALAYA                   15
21    MIZORAM                         2
22    NAGALAND                     1
23    ODISHA                             593
24    PUDUCHERRY                 111
25    PUNJAB                             1067
26    RAJASTHAN                     244
27    TAMIL NADU                   1946
28    TELANGANA                   5485
29    TRIPURA                          176
30    UTTAR PRADESH           1385
31    UTTARAKHAND             481
32    WEST BENGAL               3985
Grand Total                               30798

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MONTHLY AMOUNT OF PENSION PROVIDED UNDER SWATANTRATA SAINIK SAMMAN YOJANA