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• 1-had undergone imprisonment for not less than six months or (for not less than 3 months for SC/ST candidate for S.SOS Pension
• 2-had been kept under detention as interned in his home/externed from his district (including detention as trial prisoner) for not less than six months; or (Explanation period of normal remission upto one month will be treated
• 3-as part of actual imprisonment)
• 4-was killed in actions; or
• 5-was sentenced to death; or
• 6-died due to police or military firing or lathi charge or
• 6-lost his, her job or means of livelihood or the whole or substantial part of his/her property/confiscation or sold out his/her property or
• 7-became permanently incapacitated due to such participation or effected with grave disease for life
• 8-had remained underground for more than six months consequent of warrant for arrest having been issued against him

More information:-

• The jail certificates of certifiers should be accompanied with the certificates produced by the applicants.
• To prove abscondance sufferings, the abscondance certificate should be submitted and that should be supported by the jail records of the certifier, who had imprisonment sufferings not less than 2 years.
• To prove imprisonment two certificates is necessary from co-prisoners, who should be persons who suffered imprisonment not less than 1 year.
• To prove other kind of sufferings the applicant should produce required documentary evidence issued by competent authorities.

Achievements in the Scheme

1. Approximately 9728 beneficiaries under the scheme are being paid pension.
2. An amount of Rs.3000/- per month is being paid as State Pension.
3. Other facilities given are:-

(a) 7% Dearness Allowances given on the pension amount from 6/2000 onwards.
(b) An amount of Rs.3000/- is being paid for the funeral ceremony of the freedom fighter.
(c) Free travel facility has been given by the KSRTC in all its buses to the freedom fighters and their widows.
(d) In the event of the declaration of the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Freedom of India a free financially
assisted housing scheme has been introduced by the Kerala State Housing Board.
(e) Free medical aid is being given in Government hospitals on the basis of a ˜Medical Card issued for the
purpose.Reimbursement facility on account of the expenses incurred on the purchase of medicines
(at Govt. rates)is being allowed. Reimbursement facility for the treatment made at the Sree Chithira
Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram is also available.
(f) The Kerala State Electricity Board provides out of turn priority for the electricity connection for residential
purposes to the freedom fighters and their widows.
(g) The Department of Telecom provides one telephone connection under Non OYT/SWS category (subject to
feasibility) to the freedom fighter or their widows