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Jagdeep Dhankhar Applies to Resume Rajasthan MLA Pension After Vice-Presidential Exit

Assembly officials say payments will be processed from the resignation acceptance date, with the 74-year-old eligible for about ₹42,000 a month.

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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 confirmed receipt of Dhankhar’s application and said routine formalities to restore the pension are underway.
  • Dhankhar served as MLA from Kishangarh in Ajmer district from 1993 to 1998 and had drawn the pension until it was suspended in 2019 on his appointment as West Bengal governor.
  • Under state rules, a one-term former MLA gets ₹35,000 per month, which rises by 20% for those over 70, making Dhankhar eligible for roughly ₹42,000.
  • Officials said the restored pension will be payable from the date his resignation as Vice-President was accepted, following the required processing.
  • Reports note he is also entitled to pensions as a former Vice-President and ex-MP, though no pension accrues for his tenure as governor, and he has kept a low public profile since resigning citing health reasons.