08-11-22 Daily-Haryana-HPSC Current Affairs

Haryana Government on Monday launched the CHIRAYU Haryana (Comprehensive Health insurance of Antyodaya Units) scheme to expand the Ayushman Bharat benefits to around 29 lakh beneficiaries having in annual income limit of Rs.1.80 lakh.

The scheme was launched during a state-level programme held at Manesar, Gurugram and after the launch, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar distributed golden cards to 12 beneficiaries. With the launch of this scheme, eligible families will now not run from pillar to post for making financial arrangements to get better treatment facilities.

The CM said the data of the beneficiaries has been shared with the National Health Authority so that it can be linked to the AB-PMJYA portal and PPP ID. Integrated data is being shared with all districts to identify eligible beneficiaries, and registering them so that the work of generating their cards in mission mode. He said that the present State government has increased the BPL annual income limit from Rs. 1.20 lakh to Rs 1.80 lakh. Golden cards are being made for these families. He said that camps would also be organized at the district and block level for beneficiary identification and the work of making the golden cards to cover all the beneficiaries of Antyodaya families will be done on mission mode. It is expected that everyone will get these cards by December, 31.

He said that emphasis has also been given to promoting 5S Shiksha, Swasthaya, Suraksha, Swabhiman and Swavlambhan to ensure the holistic development of Haryana. Haryana is at the forefront of the country among the big states, it is being ensured that the people of the state get the benefit of the basic facilities and this is the reason PPP is implemented. A film prepared by the Information, Public Relations and Languages Department was also screened on the occasion.