462 from Pune district avail benefits of honorarium scheme
(WorldNews India)

A total of 462 persons in Pune district, who were lodged behind bars during the Emergency, are availing benefits of the pension scheme launched for them by the Maharashtra government last year, officials with Pune district collectorate said. Advertising In June 2018, the state government had announced a monthly honorarium of Rs 10,000 for those imprisoned during the Emergency, imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from June 25, 1975 to March 31, 1977. The policy was framed as per the recommendation of a sub-committee constituted in February last year....