UP govt restarts Padma, Yash Bharti pensions with 50% cut, strict riders

  • | Sunday | 22nd July, 2018

Agra: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has re-introduced pension for Yash Bharti and Padma awardees with 50% reduction in the amount of money and with strict riders. The beneficiaries have been told to submit all their details again before July 31.According to the notification, Yash Bharti and Padma awardees will get Rs 25,000 as monthly pension, only if they are not drawing any other government pension and do not pay income tax. The government had also received formal complaints about arbitrary distribution and “wastage” of taxpayers’ money.According to sources, around 172 Yash Bharti awardees, including film stars, sportsmen, singers and social workers, who had applied for the pension, got it till February 2017. The awardees would have to furnish the required information each year on a prescribed format, which would be cross-checked and verified by a five-member committee set up for the purpose before disbursal of pension. The committee will be headed by the director of the state culture department.Noted Hindi poet late Gopal Das Neeraj had met CM Yogi Adityanath along with other beneficiaries in June and requested him to restart the pension.

Agra: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has re-introduced pension for Yash Bharti and Padma awardees with 50% reduction in the amount of money and with strict riders. The beneficiaries have been told to submit all their details again before July 31.According to the notification, Yash Bharti and Padma awardees will get Rs 25,000 as monthly pension, only if they are not drawing any other government pension and do not pay income tax. Yash Bharti is the highest award given by the government of Uttar Pradesh whereas Padma awards in three categories are given by the government of India.The previous Samajwadi Party government led by Akhilesh Yadav was giving Rs 50,000 as pension to each Yash Bharti and Padma awardee without any rider.However, after BJP came to power in March 2017, the pension was stopped following reports of money being given as a dole to some undeserving people. The government had also received formal complaints about arbitrary distribution and “wastage” of taxpayers’ money.According to sources, around 172 Yash Bharti awardees, including film stars, sportsmen, singers and social workers, who had applied for the pension, got it till February 2017. The BJP government stopped the pension in June 2017 and ordered a review of the rules.Principal secretary (culture) Jitendra Kumar on Saturday issued a notification regarding immediate enforcement of the ‘new UP Yash Bharti and Padma awardees monthly pension rule, 2018’.According to the notification, the person qualifying for the pension has to be a resident of UP. The awardees would have to furnish the required information each year on a prescribed format, which would be cross-checked and verified by a five-member committee set up for the purpose before disbursal of pension. The committee will be headed by the director of the state culture department.Noted Hindi poet late Gopal Das Neeraj had met CM Yogi Adityanath along with other beneficiaries in June and requested him to restart the pension.

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