The freedom fighters and their dependents are receiving Swatantrata Samman Pension Scheme, Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said.

What came to the bench's rescue was a 2013 judgment of the apex court which had dealt with similar pleas.

Addressing the nation on the 70th Independence Day from the Red Fort, Modi had said: "The government is taking steps to increase the pensio...

Pension of freedom fighters, who suffered outside British India, has been raised from Rs 23,085 to Rs 28,000 per month.

The State Administrative Council, which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor N N Vohra, approved the grant of State Freedom Fi...

This was announced by Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on the eve of 69th Independence Day.

More than half of around 12,000 freedom fighters drawing pensions from SBI have snapped their ties with the bank and shifted their accounts...

Assuring the participants, Rijiju said the Home Ministry will update the quota available to freedom fighters beneficiaries, an official rel...

Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju, will chair a meeting with a committee of eminent freedom fighters on April 10 in Srinagar.

Union Home Ministry withdrew its March 5 order which had divested SBI of its role in disbursing pensions to 12,000 freedom fighters.

An SBI official said MHA had been "pestering" bank "to shift accounts" and blamed developments on "agenda being driven by one official in m...

As on January 1, 2015, there are 11,434 freedom fighter pensioners and 24,466 dependent family pensions in the country.

Madras High Court today slammed authorities, saying they should realise that penisions for freedom fighters is not a charity.

Chief Minister N.Rangasamy today said that the government awaited the nod of the Centre to hike monthly pension of freedom fighters.

A total of 703 Kashmiris are among 858 persons receiving Freedom Fighters' pension in Jammu and Kashmir, according to an official document.

Rajasthan Government on Saturday issued a notification raising freedom fighters' honorary monthly pension from Rs 2,500 to Rs 6,000.

The Haryana government has increased the pension of freedom fighters in the state from Rs 1435 to Rs 5,500.