703
Kashmiris get Freedom Fighters' pension in Jammu & Kashmir
jammu and kashmir
A total of 703 Kashmiris are among 858 persons
receiving Freedom Fighters' pension in Jammu
and Kashmir, according to an official document. "The
aggregate number of freedom fighters and dependents drawing monthly pension
from different treasuries currently is 858," a senior official of General
Administrative Department said in an official document. Of these, 703 pensioners belong to Kashmir Valley
and 155 are from Jammu
region, the official said. Former Minister and state Congress chief G R Kar
also figures in the list, as per the document.
The monthly pension to the freedom fighters and
their dependents ranges from Rs 1,200 plus dearness allowance to Rs 16,775 per
month, he said. Freedom fighter pensions are transferred to dependents of
deceased freedom fighters and when there is no eligible dependent, the pension
is surrendered, he said. The document stated that the government has found no
fake entries in the list.
Source: http://english.samaylive.com/nation-news/676529296/703-kashmiris-get-freedom-fighters-pension-in-jk.html
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