Lok Sabha Question No. 230 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Pension for Freedom Fighters
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 230

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2018/ AGRAHAYANA 20, 1940 (SAKA)

PENSION FOR FREEDOM FIGHTERS

230.     SHRI G.M. 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.

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ANNEXURE-I LS.US.Q.NO.230 FOR 11.12.2018

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 |

## ANNEXURE-II LS.US.Q.NO.230 FOR 11.12.2018

## MONTHLY AMOUNT OF PENSION PROVIDED UNDER

|   Sl No. | Category of freedom fighters                                                    | Basic amount of pension (per month)                                                                                     | Enhanced amount of pension after adding 7% DR (per month) w.e.f. 01.07.2018                                             |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Ex-Andaman Political prisoners/spouses                                          | Rs.30,000/-                                                                                                             | Rs.32,100/-                                                                                                             |
|        2 | Freedom fighters who suffered outside British India/spouses                     | Rs.28,000/-                                                                                                             | Rs.29,960/-                                                                                                             |
|        3 | Other Freedom fighters/ spouses including INA                                   | Rs.26,000/-                                                                                                             | Rs.27,820/-                                                                                                             |
|        4 | Dependent parents/eligible daughters (maximum 3 daughters at any point of time) | 50% of the sum that would have been admissible to the freedom fighters, i.e. in the range of Rs.13,000/- to Rs.15,000/- | 50% of the sum that would have been admissible to the freedom fighters, i.e. in the range of Rs.13,910/- to Rs.16,050/- |

## SWATANTRATA SAINIK SAMMAN YOJANA

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