Jaipur: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on Thursday announced an increase in the pension of freedom fighters from `17,000 to `25,000. Gehlot made the announcement at a programme organised to celebrate the 91st birth anniversary of Gandhian thinker S N Subbarao at Birla Auditorium in Jaipur. Speaking on the occasion, he said the pension of freedom fighters will be increased to `25,000 from `17,000 per month. Also, the medical allowance would increase to `5,000 from `4,000.
“The pension of World War II soldiers and their widows will also be increased to `10,000 from `6,000 now,” he added. Gehlot also announced 1.74 crore beneficiaries of the BPL and ‘Antyodaya’ schemes will be provided subsidised wheat at a cost of `1 per kg.
