Former VP Jagdeep Dhankhar yet to get official residence months after resigning

Former Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar who quit in July is yet to be provided with an official residence people close to him said on TuesdayDhankar while quitting from the post of Vice President and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha cited health reasons Jagdeep Dhankar submitted his resignation soon after the proceedings of day 1 of the Monsoon Session of Parliament ended in 2025Weeks later in September he vacated the Vice Presidents Enclave the official residence of the vice president and moved to a private farmhouse in south Delhis Chhatarpur area reported PTIThe farmhouse in the Gadaipur area of Chhatarpur belongs to INLD leader Abhay Chautala Furthermore on August 22 Dhankhar wrote to the Secretary Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs requesting an official residence for former vice presidentsAddressing that Jagdeep Dhankar has not yet been provided government accommodation a person close to him highlighted But so far he has not been provided with an accommodation he is entitled to as cited by news agency PTIJagdeep Dhankar to be given a typeVIII bungalowAs a former vice president Dhankhar is entitled to a pension of nearly Rs 2 lakh per month a type VIII bungalow one personal secretary one additional personal secretary one personal assistant one physician one nursing officer and four personal attendants After a former vice president dies his or her spouse is entitled to a smaller type VII house reported PTIJagdeep Dhankar also applied for MLA pensionSoon after submitting his resignation in August from the Rajya Sabha citing health reasons former VicePresident Jagdeep Dhankhar also applied for resumption of his MLA pensionThe Rajasthan Assembly did begin processing his application making him entitled to multiple pensions including as a former MP and vicepresidentJagdeep Dhankhar represented the Kishangarh Assembly constituency as a Congress MLA from 1993 to 1998 As reported by news agency PTI Jagdeep Dhankhar received a pension as a former legislator until July 2019 However the pension was discontinued after he was appointed as the Governor of West BengalOfficials said ldquoWith his tenure as the VicePresident ending following his resignation on July 21 former VicePresident of India Jagdeep Dhankhar has applied afresh to the Rajasthan Assembly Secretariat seeking resumption of his pension as a former MLArdquo as cited by news agency PTIWith inputs from PTI