SWATANTRATA SAINIK SAMMAN YOJANA
SWATANTRATA SAINIK SAMMAN YOJANA
There are 171689 Freedom Fighters who received a Central pension under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana (SSSY) till date, state-wise data is enclosed at Annexure-I.
There are 13212 pensioners who are still alive and receiving SSSY Samman pension. State-wise data is given at Annexure-II;
There are 9778 widows (spouse) who are still alive and are receiving SSSY Samman pension. State-wise data is given at Annexure-III.
The eligibility criteria for a family pension and for the dependents under this scheme is given at Annexure –IV.
The total funds allotted and disbursed for the scheme during the last five years is as under :
S.No.
Year
Budget allotted
(in crore)
Fund Disbursed
(in crore)
1
2020-21
Rs.760
660.14
2
2021-22
Rs.717
717
3
2022-23
Rs.650
599.29
4
2023-24
Rs.589
539.67
5
2024-25
Rs.600
599.29
However, State-wise disbursement of fund on account of Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana is not maintained by this Ministry.
Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), New Delhi which is an autonomous body of M/o Human Resource Development, Govt. of India maintain the list of freedom fighters/martyrs of India freedom struggle under a project entitled “Dictionary of Martyrs : Indian Freedom Struggle (1857-1947)”.
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TOTAL NUMBER OF FREEDOM FIGHTERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED CENTRAL PENSION UNDER THE SWATANTRATA SAINIK SAMMAN YOJANA TILL DATE.
S.No.
Name of State/Union Territory
Number of freedom fighters/their eligible dependents who have been sanctioned pension
1
Andhra Pradesh
15286
2
Telangana
3
Assam
4442
4
Bihar &
24905
5
Jharkhand
6
Goa
1508
7
Gujrat
3599
8
Haryana
1692
9
Himachal Pradesh
633
10
Jammu & Kashmir
1807
11
Karnataka
10105
12
Kerala
3429
13
Madhya Pradesh &
3488
14
Chhattisgarh
15
Maharashtra
17974
16
Manipur
63
17
Meghalaya
86
18
Mizoram
4
19
Nagaland
3
20
Odisha
4197
21
Punjab
7042
22
Rajasthan
814
23
Tamil Nadu
4147
24
Tripura
888
25
Uttar Pradesh &
18004
26
Uttrakhand
27
West Bengal
22523
28
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
3
29
Chandigarh
91
30
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
83
31
Daman & Diu
33
32
NCT of Delhi
2048
33
Puducherry
320
34
Indian National Army (INA)
22472
Total
171689
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TOTAL NUMBER OF PENSIONERS WHO ARE STILL ALIVE AND THEIR STATEWISE DISTRIBUTIONS.
Sl.No.
State
Number of Central Freedom fighter pensioners (Freedom fighter/Spouse/Daughter)
1
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
1
2
ANDHRA PRADESH
232
3
ASSAM
302
4
BIHAR
988
5
CHANDIGARH
9
6
CHHATTISGARH
24
7
DAMAN & DIU
10
8
DELHI
109
9
GOA
406
10
GUJARAT
123
11
HARYANA
232
12
HIMACHAL PRADESH
243
13
JAMMU & KASHMIR
355
14
JHARKHAND
84
15
KARNATAKA
758
16
KERALA
602
17
MADHYA PRADESH
123
18
MAHARASHTRA
1543
19
MANIPUR
9
20
MEGHALAYA
7
21
MIZORAM
1
22
NAGALAND
0
23
ODISHA
239
24
PUDUCHERRY
51
25
PUNJAB
382
26
RAJASTHAN
106
27
TAMIL NADU
801
28
TELANGANA
3017
29
TRIPURA
91
30
UTTAR PRADESH
387
31
UTTARAKHAND
178
32
WEST BENGAL
1799
Grand Total
13212
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STATEWISE LIST OF TOTAL NUMBER OF WIDOWS/SPOUSE WHO ARE STILL ALIVE AND DRAWING PENSION UNDER SWATANTRATA SAINIK SAMMAN YOJANA.
S.No.
State
Number of dependent Spouse/Widows /Daughters pensioners
1
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
1
2
ANDHRA PRADESH
180
3
ASSAM
177
4
BIHAR
693
5
CHANDIGARH
8
6
CHHATTISGARH
19
7
DAMAN & DIU
6
8
DELHI
81
9
GOA
304
10
GUJARAT
81
11
HARYANA
198
12
HIMACHAL PRADESH
199
13
JAMMU & KASHMIR
252
14
JHARKHAND
68
15
KARNATAKA
588
16
KERALA
483
17
MADHYA PRADESH
91
18
MAHARASHTRA
1274
19
MANIPUR
4
20
MEGHALAYA
4
21
MIZORAM
0
22
NAGALAND
0
23
ODISHA
198
24
PUDUCHERRY
35
25
PUNJAB
274
26
RAJASTHAN
101
27
TAMIL NADU
660
28
TELANGANA
2165
29
TRIPURA
56
30
UTTAR PRADESH
314
31
UTTARAKHAND
169
32
WEST BENGAL
1095
Total
9778
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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR GRANT OF PENSION TO FREEDOM FIGHTERS UNDER CENTRAL SWATANTRATA SAINIK SAMMAN PENSION SCHEME, 1980
i. A proclaimed offender;
ii. One on whom an award for arrest/head was announced, or
iii.One whose detention order was issued but not served.
7. To become eligible for pension an applicant has to submit documentary evidence duly verified by the State Govt. along with their recommendation as per the following details:-
IN CASE OF IMPRISONMENT:-
IN CASE OF UNDERGROUND SUFFERING:-
IN CASE OF INTERNMENT/EXTERNMENT:-
A person who, on account of participation in the freedom struggle, was interned in his home or externed from his district for a minimum period of 6 months is eligible subject to furnishing of order of internment or externment issued by the competent authority, from official records. In absence of the official records, Non-availability of Records Certificate (NARC) from the concerned authorities along with a certificate from
prominent freedom fighters who had themselves undergone suffering of imprisonment for two years or more.
IN CASE OF LOSS OF PROPERTY:-
A person whose property was confiscated or attached and sold due to participation in the freedom struggle is eligible subject to furnishing of orders of confiscation and sale of property, provided that the persons whose property was restored are not eligible for Samman Pension.
IN CASE OF PERMANENT INCAPACITATION:-
IN CASE OF LOSS OF GOVERNMENT JOB:-
A person who lost his Govt. job for participation in freedom struggle is eligible subject to furnishing of orders of dismissal or removal from service. However, persons who were reinstated in service before expiry of
two years from their dismissal or removal from service and were in receipt of benefits or pay and allowances are not eligible for pension.
IN CASE OF CANING/FLOGGING/WHIPPING:-
A person who was awarded the punishment of 10 strokes of caning/flogging/whipping due to his participation in freedom struggle is eligible subject to furnishing of copies of orders passed by the competent authority from official records.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR A FAMILY PENSION AND FOR THE DEPENDENTS UNDER THE SCHEMES
For the purpose of grant of Samman pension, family, after death of a freedom fighter pensioner, family pension is granted to his/her spouse and after death of the spouse their unmarried daughters (upto maximum of three such daughters), mother or father are granted dependent family pension.
This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.
- A person who had suffered a minimum imprisonment of six months in mainland jails before Independence. Ex-INA personnel are also eligible for pension if the imprisonment/detention suffered by them was outside India for six months or more. In case of women and SC/ST freedom fighters, the minimum period of actual imprisonment for eligibility of pension is three months.
- A person who remained underground for six months or more provided he was:-