Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini Announces Pension Increase

On June 25, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced a new pension amount for freedom fighters and their dependents. Starting July 1, freedom fighters will receive an increased pension of Rs 40,000, up from Rs 25,000.

In a video posted on his official X handle, Saini said, “The freedom fighters, who sacrificed their life for the country and suffered so much, the pension of freedom fighters and their dependents will be increased from Rs 25,000 to Rs 40,000 with effect from July 1.”

Saini also announced an increase in the pension for those who fought during the Emergency period. “The fighters during the emergency, who protected the Constitution, who went to jail to protect the democracy of this country, our government initiated a pension of Rs 10,000. And today, I announce that the pension has now been increased to Rs 20,000 with effect from July 1,” he said.

The Haryana Shubhra Jyotsna Pension Scheme, launched on April 16, 2018, provides a monthly pension of Rs 10,000 to Haryana residents who actively participated during the Emergency period from June 25, 1975, to March 21, 1977, and faced imprisonment under the Maintenance of Internal Security (MISA) Act, 1971, and/or Defence of India Act, 1962.

Saini added, “The people who struggled to save the Hindi language (Hindi agitators), will also receive Rs 20,000 as pension from July 1.”

On the 49th anniversary of the Emergency, Saini remarked, “Emergency was a dark chapter for the country. Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi tried to strangle democracy by imposing an emergency in the country on June 25, 1975.”

He further noted that many opposition leaders, including Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Jai Prakash Narayan, Morarji Desai, Lal Krishna Advani, and others, were imprisoned during this period.