New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- Jagdeep Dhankhar, former Vice President of India, has applied for his pension as a former MLA of Rajasthan, officials said on Saturday.

With his tenure ending as the Vice President on July 21 following his resignation from the post, Jagdeep Dhankhar has applied afresh for pension as former MLA in Rajasthan and sought the resumption of his pension in accordance with his position, the officials said.

Jagdeep Dhankhar, who was a Congress MLA from 1993 to 1998 and represented the Kishangarh Assembly constituency, used to get a pension for his position until July 2019. Thereafter, he was appointed as the Governor of West Bengal following which the pension was stopped.

The process of ensuring his pension has been initia...