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Jagdeep Dhankhar Applies to Restore Rajasthan MLA Pension as Assembly Starts Processing

Payments will be revived from the date his vice-presidential resignation was accepted, officials said.

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Earlier, Dhankhar, who represented the Kishangarh assembly constituency as a Congress MLA, received pension as a former legislator until July 2019. (PTI)
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Jagdeep Dhankhar quit as Vice President of India abruptly on July 21, with two years remaining in his term. The Vice President is the PU chancellor by default.

Overview

  • Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani and secretariat officials confirmed receipt of Dhankhar’s application and said statutory proceedings to reinstate the benefit are underway.
  • Under state rules, an MLA pension is suspended during service in ministerial, gubernatorial or presidential posts, and resumes only after demitting such office and reapplying.
  • Given the ₹35,000 base for a one-term MLA and a 20% increase for those over 70, the 74-year-old is eligible for roughly ₹42,000 per month.
  • Officials said he also qualifies for separate pensions as a former vice president and ex-MP; there is no pension for former governors in West Bengal, though a ₹25,000 monthly secretarial reimbursement is permitted.
  • He is arranging interim private accommodation in South Delhi’s Chhattarpur Enclave as he vacates the vice-presidential residence before the September 9 election and awaits a Type-8 bungalow allocation.