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Uttarakhand Marks 25 Years With Pension Hike, Honours for Statehood Activists

The package links Silver Jubilee ceremonies to concrete support for long-overlooked movement participants.

Overview

  • Monthly pension rises to Rs 7,000 for activists jailed at least seven days or injured, and to Rs 5,500 for other recognised participants.
  • The pension for activists who became completely disabled increases to Rs 30,000 per month with a medical attendant provided.
  • Dependents of those killed in the statehood agitation will receive Rs 5,500 per month, up from Rs 3,000.
  • Infrastructure in home villages of statehood martyrs will be named in their honour, and district offices get six months to clear activist identification cases pending up to 2021.
  • Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami led tributes and a felicitation ceremony in Dehradun and urged residents to light five lamps on Foundation Day, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent anniversary greetings.