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Haflong, January 26, 2021: Ceremonial Distribution of Pension among the former N.C. Hills Autonomous council members was held at District Library Auditorium, Haflong today.
This is the first time in the history of NCHills Autonomous Council of Dima Hasao (earlier NC Hills) district of Assam, all the former members of the council will get their pensions starting from April, 2020.
On the occasion, dumy check was distributed to few former MACs by CEM Debolal Gorlosa, Chairperson Smti. Ranu Langthasa, MLA BB Hagjer, present Executive Members and Members of Autonomous council.
Names of all other former CEMs, Chairman, EMs and MACs were announced that the first six months pensions will be deposited in their bank accounts within two to three days.
It may be noted that the resolution was adopted during the executive committee meeting of NCHAC on 10th November, 2020 after which the bill was passed in the last council Assembly.
The bill was adopted for providing a monthly pension to Ex-Chairman, Ex-CEM and Ex-MACs, if the person has not been receiving pension other than old age pension schemes of the government or salary from any public sector offices across India. According to the notification one official car with driver will also be given to a full termed Ex-CEM of the council.
According to the bill, the monthly pension at the rate of fifty percent of the existing per month gross salary or shall be according to changes in gross salary of the chairman, CEM and MACs of NCHAC that will be paid to ex-Chairman, Ex- CEMs and others Ex-MACs of the council respectively in retrospective effect from 1st of April, 2020 with an additional amount of Rs. 1000 for every additional term they served in council.
In case if the pensioner is dead, the widow or the widower of the same will be paid monthly pension for life which will be half of the admissible pension amount of the pensioner provided they are not salaried or pensioner of any public sector offices.
Total 103 former members since 1952 are found eligible for this pension who will receive their admissible amount to their respective accounts as provided to the Council Legislative Department.
The programme was responded with a good attendance by the former members such as Tianga Nampui, Obadsting Pacchao, Depolal Hojai, Pramila Hojai, Lodigumbe Jeme, wife of Lt. D Hojai, Niranjan Hojai, Mohit Hojai and many others.
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