Raj Govt to grant pension to MISA activists
Jaipur, May 10: The Rajasthan Government has decided to grant pension to those activists in the state who had faced jail terms under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during the emergency between 1975 and 1977.
As per the rules and guidelines notified by the General Administration Department (GAD) Secretary Chandramohan Meena here yesterday, the pension would be payable with effect from April One this year, to those citizens who had faced jail term of at least three months under the act during the emergency.
As per the rules, pension between Rs 3,000 to Rs 6,000 per month will be paid depending upon the length of their jail term.
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Story first published: Saturday, May 10, 2008, 15:36 [IST]