No official residence for Dhankhar 5 months after resigning as VP
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New Delhi: Jagdeep Dhankhar, who resigned as vice president in July citing health reasons, is yet to be provided with an official residence, according to sources close to him.
Dhankhar stepped down on July 21, the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament this year. In September, he vacated the Vice President’s Enclave, the official residence of the vice president, and moved to a private farmhouse in Chhatarpur’s Gadaipur area, owned by INLD leader Abhay Chautala.
On August 22, Dhankhar wrote to the Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs requesting the official residence entitled to former vice presidents. However, sources said he has not yet received the accommodation.
As 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 passes away, the spouse is entitled to a smaller type VII house.
With PTI inputs