Vishesh Samman Pension Yojana for the State Agitators who became Disabled and Completely Bedridden during the Uttarakhand State Movement

What is the Vishesh Samman Pension Yojana for disabled statehood agitators?

Vishesh Samman Pension Yojana is an honour-pension of the Government of Uttarakhand for the statehood agitators. The Rajya Andolankari, who became permanently disabled and completely bedridden during the movement for a separate Uttarakhand state. The scheme recognises that some of those who agitated for statehood in the 1990s paid a lasting physical price, and it provides them the state's highest agitator-pension slab for life.

The Uttarakhand statehood movement ran through the mid-to-late 1990s and culminated in the creation of Uttarakhand (then Uttaranchal) on 9 November 2000. During the agitation several participants were injured, jailed or permanently disabled. The state government maintains a graded pension system for certified agitators, and this scheme is the top slab of that system, reserved for the most severely affected.

According to reporting on the state's February 2026 announcement, the special pension for agitators who became disabled or completely bedridden was raised to Rs 30,000 per month, from Rs 20,000 earlier. The increase was announced by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and described as a mark of the government's gratitude to the agitators and their families.

Who is eligible for the special pension?

You can apply if:

• You are certified as a Uttarakhand statehood agitator (Rajya Andolankari) by the district identification committee.
• You became permanently disabled and completely bedridden as a consequence of the statehood movement.
• You hold a disability certificate from the competent medical board and are a resident of Uttarakhand.

You cannot apply / are not eligible if:

• You have not been certified as a statehood agitator.
• You are a certified agitator but do not have the permanent disability / bedridden condition. You would fall under the ordinary or injured/jailed slabs instead, not this special slab.
• Your claim relates only to a dependent situation, dependents of deceased agitators are covered under a separate slab.

The defining test for this particular scheme is the combination of two things: recognised agitator status, and a permanent, completely bedridden disability arising from the movement.

How much does the scheme pay, and how does it compare?

Vishesh Samman Pension Yojana pays Rs 30,000 per month to the disabled, bedridden agitator. This is the highest slab in the state's agitator-pension structure. As per the February 2026 revision, the slabs are:

• Disabled / completely bedridden agitators: Rs 30,000 per month (this scheme), up from Rs 20,000.
• Agitators jailed for seven days or more, or injured, Rs 7,000 per month, up from Rs 6,000.
• Other agitators: Rs 5,500 per month, up from Rs 4,500.
• Dependents of deceased agitators — Rs 5,500 per month, up from Rs 3,000.

The pension is paid monthly by transfer to the beneficiary's bank account, which is why an Aadhaar-seeded account is needed. Unlike a one-time honorarium, this is a recurring lifetime pension, so once sanctioned it continues month after month without any yearly re-application, provided the beneficiary's records stay current.

How the special pension fits the wider agitator-welfare framework

Vishesh Samman Pension Yojana is one strand of a broader welfare package the Government of Uttarakhand has built for its certified statehood agitators. Two other measures are worth knowing about, because the same Rajya Andolankari identification unlocks all of them:

• 10% horizontal reservation in state government jobs for statehood agitators and their dependents. The Uttarakhand bill providing this quota received the Governor's assent on 18 August 2024, fulfilling a long-standing demand of the movement's participants.
• The graded monthly pension revised in the February 2026 announcement, which raised every slab at once; from the ordinary agitator slab up to this Rs 30,000 disabled-and-bedridden slab.

A disabled agitator who holds valid identification is therefore eligible for both the Rs 30,000 special pension and, where a working-age dependent exists, the job-reservation benefit. The single document that anchors all of this is the district identification committee's certification as a Rajya Andolankari; obtaining or renewing it correctly is the most important step for any claimant.

What documents are required?

How to apply for the special pension

1. Obtain or confirm your statehood-agitator identification. You must be certified as a Rajya Andolankari by the district identification committee; keep that certificate ready.
2. Get a disability certificate from the competent medical board that records the permanent disability and completely bedridden condition arising from the movement.
3. Apply through the office of the District Magistrate of your district, submitting the identification certificate, disability certificate, Aadhaar, residence proof and bank passbook.
4. Let the district administration verify the records. The DM office cross-checks agitator status and disability before recommending sanction.
5. Track the sanction through the District Magistrate / district social-welfare channel, and confirm the pension is credited to your bank account each month once approved.

How do I check the status of my pension?

Follow up at the District Magistrate's office where the application was filed, since this pension is processed through the district administration rather than a single dedicated online portal. Keep your identification and disability certificate numbers and your application acknowledgement handy. They are what the office uses to trace the file and confirm whether the monthly credit has started.

Common reasons a claim is delayed or rejected, and how to fix them

• Agitator status not certified; get the Rajya Andolankari identification completed by the district committee first; without it the special pension cannot be sanctioned.
• Disability certificate missing or not from the competent board, obtain a fresh certificate from the authorised medical board.
• Bank account not seeded with Aadhaar; seed the account so the monthly transfer can reach you.
• Wrong slab claimed, an injured or jailed agitator without the bedridden condition should apply under the correct slab rather than this special one.

Key facts and dates

• Special pension raised to Rs 30,000 per month on 12 February 2026 (from Rs 20,000).
• Reserved for disabled and completely bedridden certified statehood agitators.
• The Uttarakhand statehood movement led to the state's creation on 9 November 2000.
• Applications and verification run through the District Magistrate / district administration.

Grievance and contact route

Because the scheme is administered at district level, raise any grievance with the District Magistrate's office or the district social-welfare officer handling agitator pensions. Verified state-level information is published on the Government of Uttarakhand portal at uk.gov.in. No agent can lawfully charge a fee to "get your agitator pension sanctioned". The identification and pension process is a government function handled free through the district administration.

Note: The exact administering directorate and any dedicated online portal for this pension were not confirmed on a single official page at the time of writing; applications are processed through the District Magistrate's office. The Rs 30,000 figure is the February 2026 revised amount reported for the disabled/bedridden slab.