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MUMBAI: The BJP-led Maharashtra government on Friday issued the Government Resolution sanctioning Rs 28 crore to release the monthly Rs 5000 to Rs 10,000 amount to those who were jailed

during Emergency.

According to the state government, the Rs 5000 monthly amount will be paid to the person who was in prison for less than a month during Emergency while Rs 10,000 will be given to those who

were in jail for more than a month.

In case of the death of the beneficiary who was jailed, half of the amount will be given to his or her next of kin. The Emergency was imposed by erstwhile late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

in India.

The state government had approved a total of Rs 55 crore while out of this amount, GR issued to release Rs 28 crore to pension for the people who were arrested under MISA and DIR and jailed

in Emergency.

The respective district collectors will verify the names and addresses of the eligible people to get the emergency period pension and will release the amount in their bank accounts.

In Maharashtra, there are a total of 3782 people who were jailed in emergency, and they get Rs 28 crore for the period from April 2025 to January 2026.

In 2020, Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government reverted the erstwhile Devendra Fadnavis government’s decision to pay pension to those jailed during the emergency between

1975 and 1977.

Now, Devendra Fadnavis, who is once again the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, has reversed his predecessor's decision and restarted this pension scheme once again. The pension scheme was

launched in January 2018 by the previous government, of which Shiv Sena was also a part.

The decision to stop the pension scheme was taken by the Uddhav Thackeray government, considering the Covid-19 pandemic situation and subsequent shrinking of revenue.