The British government has hiked the pension of ex-British Gurkha soldiers by 10.3 percent effective from April 1.
The Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom, had made the increment in pension of the ex-Gurkha soldiers public in a statement last week.
“This is the regular increment in pension by the British government, said senior Gurkha rights activist and Gurkha veteran Gyan Raj Rai.
British government has raised the pension in view of the price-hike of the daily goods in Nepal which does not, however, do justice to the ex-Gurkha soldiers, said Rai.
The recent hike in pension does not address the inflation that has recently sought up in the country, Rai maintained.
An ex-Gurkha soldier of the lowest rank draws Rs 27,000 pension while the official of the highest rank draws Rs 87,000.
Source:myrepublica
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| EX-British Gorkha soliders and Joanna Lumley |
“This is the regular increment in pension by the British government, said senior Gurkha rights activist and Gurkha veteran Gyan Raj Rai.
British government has raised the pension in view of the price-hike of the daily goods in Nepal which does not, however, do justice to the ex-Gurkha soldiers, said Rai.
The recent hike in pension does not address the inflation that has recently sought up in the country, Rai maintained.
An ex-Gurkha soldier of the lowest rank draws Rs 27,000 pension while the official of the highest rank draws Rs 87,000.
Source:myrepublica
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