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Pension & Facilities to Freedom Fighters: Total Number of Freedom Fighters, widows and the eligible dendents

Pension & Facilities to Freedom Fighters: Total Number of Freedom Fighters, widows and the eligible dependents of freedom fighters who are receiving pension under the Central “Swatrantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980” along with facilities provided to them separately, State-wise
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1583
ANSWERED ON: 08.12.2015

Pension to Freedom Fighters

CH. MALLA REDDY

BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA
C.S. PUTTARAJU
ALOK SANJAR
Will the Minister of
HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-
(a) the total number of freedom fighters, widows and the eligible dependents of freedom fighters who are receiving pension under the Central “Swatrantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980” along with facilities provided to them 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;
(c) whether any irregularities in the disbursement of freedom fighter pension has been detected and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government in this regard;
(d) whether the Government has directed the banks to update the records of such pensioners and if so, the details thereof and the response of the Banks in this regard; and
(e) the details of facilities given to freedom fighters and their eligible dependent along with the steps taken to enhance the facilities provided to freedom fighters?
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 on 30th June, 2015 under Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980, State-Wise is given in the Annexure-I. Apart from the pension, the freedom fighters/eligible dependents are also provided various facilities as per the Annexure-II.
(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)&(d): During the course of ongoing verification of pensioners receiving Central freedom fighter pension through various Public Sector Banks, certain irregularities like disbursement of pension to more than 3,000 dead pensioners for many years after their death, payment of wrong amount of pension to many pensioners, disbursement of dependent family pension to ineligible dependants who are not covered under the scheme have come to the notice of the Government. The banks were directed to recover the excess/wrong payment made to the pensioners/dead pensioners and on account of recoveries banks have so far remitted Rs.46.77 crore to the Central Government account. As a corrective measure, revised guidelines for the disbursement of Central Samman pension have been issued. Central Pension Accounting Office(CPAO) of the Ministry of Finance has been asked to keep reimbursement to the banks on account of Central Samman Pension within the budgetary provision. A Pension Disbursement Monitoring Cell has been set up to verify/monitor the disbursement of Central Freedom Fighter Pension by various Public Sector Banks to the eligible pensioners.
(e): The details of facilities given to the freedom fighters and their eligible dependents are as at Annexure-II. At present, the Government has no proposal to enhance the pension and facilities of freedom fighters.
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
MADHYA PRADESH
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
WEST BENGAL
946
2929
519
4394
Total
11690
24792
1499
37981

Facilities available to the Freedom Fighters

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i) free railway pass-AC-II Class in Rajdhani trains, Chair Car in Shatabdi trains and 1st Class/AC Sleeper in all other trains for the freedom fighters/ their widows, along with a companion, for life;
ii) free medical facilities in all Central Government hospitals and in hospitals run by PSUs under the control of the Bureau of Public Enterprises. C.G.H.S. facilities have also been extended to the freedom fighters and their dependents;
iii) telephone connection, subject to feasibility, without installation charges, and on payment of only half the rental;
iv) provision of 4% reservation under “Combined Category” for Physically Handicapped Personnel(PH), Outstanding Sports Persons(OSP) and Freedom Fighters(FF) in the normal selection procedure adopted by Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies for allotment of petrol pumps, gas agencies etc;
v) general pool residential accommodation (within the overall 5% discretionary quota) to the freedom fighters in Delhi. Widow of a freedom fighter is also permitted to retain the accommodation for a period of six months after death of the freedom fighter;
vi) there is a Freedom Fighters’ Home at New Delhi providing transit accommodation for freedom fighters/ their eligible dependents; and 
vii) In addition to the above facilities, ex-Andaman freedom fighters/their widows have also been allowed to avail free air travel facility to visit Andaman & Nicobar Islands, once a year, alongwith a companion.
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  • Hi, I am the grandson of freedom fighter Late Mr. Motiram Chahadu Patil and son of Mr. Mukundrao Motiram Patil. My father are living with me at Pune, Maharashtra. Please guide us how can we get residential plot or Petrol Pump on my Fathers name considering he is the son of freedom fighter.
    My email id : [email protected]