MP Cabinet approves resumption of Rs 1,000 monthly pension to Bhopal gas tragedy widows
MP Cabinet approves resumption of Rs 1,000 monthly pension to Bhopal gas tragedy widows
The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has approved resumption of the monthly subsistence pension of Rs 1,000 to over 5,000 widows of the Bhopal gas tragedy victims. The pension was abruptly stopped during the previous Congress government in the state.
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UPDATED: July 14, 2021 08:29 IST
Many widows of Bhopal gas tragedy victims had staged protests to resume their monthly pension. (Photo: India Today)
The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved the resumption of the monthly subsistence pension of Rs 1,000 to over 5,000 women who were widowed in the aftermath of the Bhopal gas tragedy.