Punjab Government is committed to the welfare of freedom fighters of Punjab and their legal heirs. Disclosing this on Saturday, Punjab Cabinet Minister Om Parkash Soni said that the state government has decided to increase the freedom fighter pension from ₹7,500 per month to ₹9,400 per month from April 1, 2021, onwards.
Soni said the freedom fighters and their legal heirs (sons, daughters/ grandsons /grand-daughters) have been provided free bus travel facility in roadways/ PRTC buses from December 7, 2020 onwards. Prior to this, the facility was only be given to the freedom fighters themselves/their widows/their unmarried and unemployed daughters, but now all their legal heirs, including son, daughter, grandchildren, will also get the benefits of this scheme.
