The Haryana Government has increased the pension being given to ex-servicemen and widows of soldiers who participated in the World Wars, by 1.5 times.
Haryana Finance Minister, Capt Abhimanyu on Wednesday said that in compliance with the orders of Chief Minister Manohar lal, the Finance Department has given approval to provide `4,500 per month as pension to ex-servicemen and widows of soldiers who participated in the First and Second World Wars. Earlier, this pension was `3,000 per month.
While paying tributes to martyrs on the occasion of Haryana Veer Aur Shahidi Diwas, Capt. Abhimanyu said that this decision would cause additional burden of `8.57 crore annually on the state exchequer. He said that earlier the pension was increased from `1,500 to `3,000 per month on May 8, 2014.