Odisha: Pension, free healthcare for Emergency detainees notified
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Odisha: Pension, free healthcare for Emergency detainees notified

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Monday approved the monthly pension and free healthcare facilities for people who were detained in jails during the Emergency. A notification issued by the Home department said that the pension will be provided to persons detained in jails in Odisha under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, the Defence of India Rules, 1971 or the Defence and Internal Security of India Rules, 1971 from June 26, 1975 to March 21, 1977. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi had announced on January 2 that the state government will double the pension amount of freedom fighters from Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000 per month. “To honour the patriots who suffered imprisonment under the MISA Act, our government will provide pension, free healthcare, and free bus passes,” he had said.

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Odisha govt to provide ₹20,000 monthly pension, medical benefits for those jailed during Emergency
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Odisha govt to provide ₹20,000 monthly pension, medical benefits for those jailed during Emergency

Live Mint  

The Odisha state government will give a monthly pension of ₹20,000 and medical expenses coverage for all those individuals from the state who were jailed during the Emergency and are alive as of January 1, 2025, according to a PTI report. Speaking to ANI, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said, “The people of Odisha who were jailed under MISA …

Eye on polls: BJD govt in Odisha hikes old age pension amount by 500
11 months ago

Eye on polls: BJD govt in Odisha hikes old age pension amount by 500

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: In an apparent move to impress the elderly voters in Odisha, the state government Saturday hiked the monthly financial assistance given to them under the Madhu Babu Pension scheme. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the hike by Rs 500.With this hike, a beneficiary will be entitled to receive a minimum monthly pension of Rs 1,000. After the hike, beneficiaries …

Assam approves ‘highest’ monthly pension for people jailed during Emergency
1 year, 8 months ago

Assam approves ‘highest’ monthly pension for people jailed during Emergency

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Assam Government has decided to give a monthly pension of ₹15,000 to 301 people of the State who were jailed during the Emergency in the 1970s. The pension would be a recognition of their contribution to the country’s democracy and their sacrifices,” Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Ashok Singhal said after the Cabinet meeting. This decision of the …

Assam: Over 300 people jailed during Emergency to get monthly pension
1 year, 8 months ago

Assam: Over 300 people jailed during Emergency to get monthly pension

India TV News  

Guwahati: The Assam government on Wednesday announced that a monthly pension of Rs 15,000 will be given to loktantra senani, people who participated in the movement for restoration of Democracy during the Emergency period. Addressing a press conference after a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Ashok Singhal said the state government …

Chattisgarh govt cancels pension for those jailed during emergency
4 years, 11 months ago

Chattisgarh govt cancels pension for those jailed during emergency

Op India  

The Congress-led Chhattisgarh government has cancelled the monthly pension scheme for those jailed under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act enacted during the Emergency period from 1975 to 1977. Under the Loknayak Jaiprakash Narayan Samman Nidhi Rule, launched in 2008 by the then BJP government, people who spent three months in jail under MISA provisions during the Emergency were given …

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