₹2.5K a year: To save old trees, Gurugram to give out 'pension'

The Haryana government has approved a pension for these venerable residents of Gurugram, a familiar sight to their neighbours who pass them by every day. However, these inhabitants of the Millennium City are not human, though their lives are no less precious - they are the city's trees aged 75 years or older, and are set to receive ₹2,500 each for annual maintenance and upkeep.

- Abhishek Behl

The pension, which will start from November, is part of the Haryana government's Pran Vayu Devta scheme, an initiative to preserve old trees in the state, said forest department officials aware of the matter, adding that 40 such trees have been identified in Gurugram alone.