Jharkhand government has decided to provide medical insurance of 5 lakh rupees for lawyers in the state. This is likely to benefit about 30,000 lawyers in the state. The decision was taken in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
The cabinet also cleared a proposal to increase the pension of advocates aged 65 years and above to 14,000 rupees per month from 7000. The cabinet also gave a nod to a proposal to provide a stipend of five thousand rupees every month to the newly enrolled advocates. Advocate General Rajiv Ranjan said that Jharkhand is the only state to implement the welfare of advocates, and it is going to set an example for the entire country.
