Lok Sabha Question No. 2715 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-10
Subject: Freedom Fighters
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH, KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2715

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  MAY, 2016/ VAISAKHA 20, 1938 (SAKA)

## FREEDOM FIGHTERS

2715. SHRI M.B. RAJESH: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of freedom fighters, widows of such freedom fighters and the eligible dependents of freedom fighters who are receiving pension under  the  Central  "Swatantrata  Sainik  Samman  Pension  Scheme,  1980" separately, State-wise;

(b) the total number of applications received/pending/rejected for grant of pension to the freedom fighters and the reasons for pendency  of applications along with the steps taken to clear all the pending applications, State-wise; and

(c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  grant  pension  to  all  freedom fighters and to provide aid to them for producing necessary documents?

## ANSWER

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

(a):   The total number of the freedom fighters, their widows and eligible dependents receiving Central Samman Pension through various Banks as 30 th  June, 2015 under Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980, State-wise is given in the Annexure-I.

(b):    No application for grant of pension, complete in all respects and duly verified and recommended by the concerned State Government is pending

with this Ministry.

(c):    The procedure for Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme has been made simple and the required documents are forwarded by the State Government/Union  Territory  concerned  with  their  recommendation  for sanction of pension.  In addition, there also exists a Committee of Eminent Freedom Fighters, chaired by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, to look into issues related to welfare of the freedom fighters/eligible dependents.

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## LS.US.Q.No. 2715 FOR 10.05.2016

## Annexure-I LS.US.Q.No.2715 FOR 10.05.2016

## State-wise number of Central Freedom Fighter Pensioners / dependents who are drawing pension through Banks as on 30.06.2015

| S.NO.   | STATE/UT         |   Number of Central Freedom Fighter Pensioners |   Number of dependent spouses |   Number of dependent daughters |   Total |
|---------|------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------|
| 1       | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR  |                                              9 |                            11 |                               0 |      20 |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH   |                                           1460 |                          4257 |                             314 |    6031 |
| 3       | ASSAM            |                                            109 |                           502 |                               0 |     611 |
| 4       | BIHAR            |                                           1625 |                          1309 |                              38 |    2972 |
| 5       | CHANDIGARH       |                                             12 |                            10 |                               0 |      22 |
| 6       | CHHATTISGARH     |                                             26 |                            99 |                               2 |     127 |
| 7       | DAMAN &DIU       |                                              5 |                             6 |                               2 |      13 |
| 8       | DELHI            |                                            149 |                           219 |                              22 |     390 |
| 9       | GOA              |                                            400 |                           269 |                               9 |     678 |
| 10      | GUJARAT          |                                            210 |                           182 |                              14 |     406 |
| 11      | HARYANA          |                                            165 |                           488 |                               9 |     662 |
| 12      | HIMACHAL PRADESH |                                            161 |                           389 |                               4 |     554 |
| 13      | JAMMU &KASHMIR   |                                            161 |                           500 |                              68 |     729 |
| 14      | JHARKHAND        |                                             58 |                           108 |                               3 |     169 |
| 15      | KARNATAKA        |                                            576 |                          1222 |                              91 |    1889 |
| 16      | KERALA           |                                            173 |                          1128 |                              84 |    1385 |
| 17      | MADHYAPRADESH    |                                            109 |                           236 |                               8 |     353 |
| 18      | MAHARASHTRA      |                                            888 |                          2925 |                              53 |    3866 |
| 19      | MANIPUR          |                                             10 |                             9 |                               0 |      19 |
| 20      | MEGHALAYA        |                                              1 |                            14 |                               2 |      17 |
| 21      | MIZORAM          |                                              1 |                             0 |                               0 |       1 |
| 22      | ODISHA           |                                            134 |                           404 |                              20 |     558 |
| 23      | PUDUCHERRY       |                                             11 |                            45 |                              10 |      66 |
| 24      | PUNJAB           |                                            507 |                           749 |                              21 |    1277 |
| 25      | RAJASTHAN        |                                            160 |                           127 |                               5 |     292 |
| 26      | SIKKIM           |                                              0 |                             1 |                               0 |       1 |
| 27      | TELANGANA        |                                           2626 |                          3519 |                              59 |    6204 |
| 28      | TAMIL NADU       |                                            524 |                          1431 |                              50 |    2005 |
| 29      | TRIPURA          |                                             17 |                           156 |                              31 |     204 |
| 30      | UTTAR PRADESH    |                                            377 |                          1283 |                              50 |    1710 |
| 31      | UTTARAKHAND      |                                             80 |                           265 |                              11 |     356 |
| 32      | WESTBENGAL       |                                            946 |                          2929 |                             519 |    4394 |
|         | Total            |                                          11690 |                         24792 |                            1499 |   37981 |