In Rajasthan, the basic pension is for a former MLA £ 35,000 a month for a single period, with incremental increases for multiple terms and age. At 74, Dhankhar is eligible for an increase of 20% and takes his right to £ 42,000 per month. | Photocredit: Swapan Mahapatra/: PTI
Former vice-president of India Jagdeep Dhankhar has requested pension as a former legislator in Rajasthan, officials said.
Dhankhar, who represented the KiSdistrict Kishangarh as Congress MLA from 1993 to 1998, received pension as a former legislator until July 2019. It was stopped after he was appointed the Governor of West Bengal.
Application submitted after the dismissal of VP
With his term of office as vice-president ending after his dismissal with reference to “health problems” on July 21, Dhankhar again applies to the secretariat of the Rajasthan Assembly who is resuming his pension as a former MLA, the officials said.
The secretariat has started the process and the pension will apply from the date that his dismissal if the vice-president was accepted, they said.
The pension for a former MLA in Rajasthan starts for a single term at RS 35,000 a month and goes up with extra conditions and age.
Those above 70 receive an increase of 20 percent.
Dhankhar, now 74, is entitled to RS 42,000 pension per month as a former legislator, the officials said.
Published on August 30, 2025
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