{"id":187937,"date":"2025-08-30T20:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T20:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/187937\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T20:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T20:46:10","slug":"former-vice-president-jagdeep-dhankhar-wants-his-pension-as-ex-rajasthan-mla-to-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/187937\/","title":{"rendered":"Former vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar wants his pension as ex-Rajasthan MLA to resume"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar has applied for a pension<\/a> as a former member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, officials said on Saturday. The Rajasthan Assembly secretariat has said that his application has been accepted, and the pension will start soon.<\/p>\n

Dhankhar represented Rajathan\u2019s Kishangarh Assembly constituency as a Congress MLA from 1993 to 1998.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

He received a legislator\u2019s pension until July 2019, when the benefits stopped after his appointment as governor of West Bengal.<\/p>\n

Following his resignation as vice-president on July 21, Dhankhar has now approached the Rajasthan Assembly secretariat for the restoration of his pension.<\/p>\n

Officials said the process of restoring his pension has begun, and the benefits will be payable from the date his resignation as vice-president was accepted.<\/p>\n

In Rajasthan, a former legislator receives a basic pension of Rs 35,000 per month for a single term. Those above 70 years are entitled to a 20 per cent increase. At 74, Dhankhar qualifies for Rs 42,000 per month under this category.<\/p>\n

Dhankhar is eligible for multiple pensions. As a one-term Lok Sabha MP, he is entitled to Rs 45,000 per month.<\/p>\n

As a former vice-president, he can draw nearly Rs 2 lakh monthly in addition to official housing, staff, and medical facilities.<\/p>\n

However, no pension is available to him for his tenure as governor of West Bengal, though he can claim reimbursement of Rs 25,000 for secretarial assistance.<\/p>\n

RESIGNATION AS VICE PRESIDENT<\/p>\n

Jagdeep Dhankhar’s sudden resignation as India’s vice president<\/a> last month continues to draw political speculation. He stepped down on the opening day of the Monsoon session citing health issues, a move described by the Congress as “totally unexpected”.<\/p>\n

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh claimed there were “far deeper reasons”<\/a> than health concerns.<\/p>\n

He pointed to an unusual sequence of events on July 21, when Dhankhar chaired a Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting at 12:30 pm attended by BJP president JP Nadda and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju. Another meeting was scheduled for 4:30 pm, but both leaders did not attend.<\/p>\n

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also expressed doubt, remarking, “He is a healthy man. I think his health is absolutely fine”.<\/p>\n

Speculation has also linked his exit to differences over an Opposition-backed move to remove Justice Yashwant Verma following a cash recovery from the judge\u2019s residence earlier this year.<\/p>\n

– Ends<\/p>\n

With agency inputs<\/p>\n

Published On: <\/p>\n

Aug 30, 2025<\/p>\n

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