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Require British Gurkha pensions to only be paid in British pounds sterling

Submitted by Tharka Bahadur Sen on Tuesday 26th August 2025

Published on Monday 29th September 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 29th March 2026

Signatures: 41

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Require British Gurkha pensions to only be paid in British pounds sterling

Petition Details

We want the Government to pay British Gurkha pensions in British pounds only wherever we are. At the moment, it is paid in NCR if you are in Nepal. Once its in Nepal’s currency, many Gurkhas may find it difficult to use their pension outside of Nepal even if they live in the UK.

Additional Information

We ask the UK Government to pay the British Gurkha pension in the UK currency only, and not in the Indian or Nepalese currency, as we are British soldiers and many of us are citizens, not Indian or Nepalese soldiers and citizens.


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