- The Ministry of Home Affairs (Freedom Fighters Division) is the implementing agency.
- It is a Central Scheme for the grant of pension to freedom fighters and their families from the Central Revenues.
- The Scheme provides for the grant of pension to living freedom fighters and their families – if they are no longer alive, and to the families of martyrs.
- On their demise, pension is provided to their eligible dependents viz. spouses and thereafter, unmarried and unemployed daughters and dependent parents, as per prescribed eligibility norms and procedure.
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