By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The Home Department of Odisha Government has brought out a notification informing to provide Pension to Persons detained in Jail in 1975 Emergency.
Pension of Rs 20,000 per month shall be sanctioned in favour of the living persons, those who were alive as on 01-01-2025 irrespective of the period of detention in Jail.
‘The State Government after careful considerations, have been pleased to provide pension and other benefits to the persons detained in Jail in State of Odisha under MISA( The Maintainance of Internal Security Act -1971) or DIR ( The Defence of India Rules) of DISIR ( The Defence and Internal Securuty of India Rules) during the period from 25-06-1975 to 21-03-1977,’ Odisha Home Department said on Monday.
The Notification said “ Free medical treatment can be availed as per the provisions contained in Health and Family Welfare Resolution no-24786/H dated 21-10-2019 and letter no 9990/H dated 24-04-2020,”.
