Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday decided to hike the State Government’s pension for freedom fighters. A direction in this regard was issued to the Finance Department.
As per the decision, the monthly pension of the freedom fighters who were jailed has been increased from Rs 6,000 to Rs 10,000, a release of the Chief Minister’s Office said.
Similarly, the pension of those who weren’t jailed and had participated in Goa liberation movement has been hiked from Rs 5,000 to Rs 9,000, the release said.
Besides, the State Token Pension has been increased from Rs 4,000 to Rs 8,000, the release added. The pension hike would come into effect retrospectively from April 1.