Applicants to be settled after written undertaking n Freedom fighters once settled will not be eligible for pension
the goan I network
PANAJI
The government gave an emotional touch to the long-pending freedom fighters' issue deciding to settle around 400 pending applications under the Freedom Fighters Welfare Scheme with a ‘One-Time Benefit Scheme'.
However, the government will settle the applicants after a written undertaking that once the ‘One-Time Benefit Scheme' is availed, the applicant will not be eligible for any other benefits under the Freedom Fighters Welfare Scheme. The applicants once they are settled will also not be eligible for any pension. As per the scheme, those who were behind bars for 15 days during Goa's freedom struggle will get benefit upto Rs 1 lakh, while those who took part in Goa's freedom struggle will be given benefit upto Rs 50,000 and those who assisted the freedom fighters will get Rs 25,000.
The government will no longer sanction applications for freedom fighters after they get financial assistance through the ‘One-Time Benefit Scheme'.
A high-level committee under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, wherein the chief secretary, finance secretary,
Those behind bars for 15 days during Goa's freedom struggle to get upto ` 1 lakh
Activists who took part in Goa's freedom struggle to get upto ` 50,000
Those who assisted the freedom fighters to get
` 25,000
No more sanction of applications after financial assistance through ‘One-Time Benefit Scheme'
CM to head high-level committee; CS, finance secretary, additional secretary home and under secretary home to be members
Pandurang Kuncoliencar, Chandrakant Pednekar also part of committee
