Statehood activists who had fought for the creation of Uttarakhand will very soon get the additional benefit of pension. The list of such beneficiaries would be completed by the end of this year, Dhirendra Pratap, vice president of State Aandolankari Samman Parishad, said here on Tuesday.Pratap chaired a meeting with members and activists of the Samman Parishad at Roshnabad Collectrate Auditorium. Pratap added that presently there are 355 members in the district. More than 350 applications have been received from the city on Tuesday.
Pratap informed that the number of such activists is about one thousand from the district. To identify those from Roorkee area of the district, three- member special committee headed by SDM Roorkee was set up and the same has been endorsed by the district magistrate Haridwar. In one month, the committee will submit the report with the finalised names from the respective areas.