Chandigarh, December 10 - As we are celebrating Human Rights Day, Haryana Chief Minister took this celebration a step further after he gifted 'Right to Health facilities' to the people of the State as he distributed CHIRAYU cards to the eligible beneficiaries under CHIRAYU Haryana scheme.

Sh. Manohar Lal while virtually inaugurating CHIARYU card distribution programme here today said that under this scheme, free treatment facility up to Rs 5 lakh will be provided to eligible beneficiaries on the lines of the Ayushman Bharat scheme.

The Chief Minister said that the CHIARYU Haryana scheme was launched from Manesar on November 21, 2022, and in less than a month, more than 2000 people have availed of the scheme benefits.

He said that today the programme of distribution of CHIRAYU cards is being done at about 2000 places, in which these cards will be distributed to about 5 lakh families.

Persons With Disabilities (PwDs) would also be covered under this scheme, added Sh. Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister said that a target has been set to distribute Chirayu cards to all 1.25 crore eligible beneficiaries by December 31. Even today, cards are being distributed by setting up camps at 2,000 locations. Similarly, in the future too, cards will be distributed by setting up such camps in all the villages and cities, he added.

The scheme is completely cashless, paperless, transparent, digital, and IT-driven, which provides free treatment as per PMJAY guidelines in a total of 729 public and empaneled private hospitals across Haryana. The needy only have to go to the hospital and show their PPP ID to avail of the treatment facility.

CHIRAYU Haryana scheme launched to give health security to every Antyodaya

Sh. Manohar Lal said that under the leadership of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, the Central Government announced Ayushman Bharat Yojana in the year 2018, the objective of which was to provide health facilities to the needy and deprived in the country. The income limit of the eligible beneficiaries under this scheme was Rs 1.20 lakh per annum, he added

In Haryana also as per the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) data of the year 2011 and as per the criteria of the central government, about 15.50 lakh families were identified in Haryana, in which More than 9 lakh families were getting the benefits of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana scheme. But to provide the benefits of Ayushman Bharat Yojana to more poor and needy families, the state government increased the annual income limit of BPL families from Rs 1.20 lakh to Rs 1.80 lakh, shared Sh. Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister said that apart from the families included in the SECC list in the state, CHIRAYU Haryana Yojana has been started only to give benefits of Ayushman Bharat Yojana to all Antyodaya families whose annual income is up to Rs 1.80 lakh. The treatment expenditure of up to Rs 5 lakh of the families to be included in this scheme will be borne by the state government, shared Sh. Manohar Lal.

In terms of providing health facilities, Haryana is better than other states

The Chief Minister said that Haryana is better than other states in terms of providing health facilities. The Health Department under the guidance of the Health Minister, Sh. Anil Vij is continuously working for strengthening and expansion of health facilities, due to which the state has also received many awards

Sh. Manohar Lal said that under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, the first beneficiary across the country was also from Haryana. Not only this, but Haryana was also the first state to link Ayushman Yojana with an Aadhaar card.

He said that only 20,000 to 25,000 people were able to take advantage of Ayushman Bharat Yojana, but after receiving the CHIRAYU cards 60 to 70 thousand citizens are expected to take advantage of this scheme every month.

The Chief Minister. said that till now claims of Rs 150 to 200 crore were being given under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, but under the CHIRAYU Haryana scheme, the state government has kept a budget of Rs 500 crore.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that at present, treatment of 1500 types of diseases is being provided in the empaneled hospitals under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. The Haryana government intends to provide treatment for these diseases in all government hospitals of the state. For this, ICU arrangements are being made in the hospitals which do not have ICUs, and specialist doctors will also be deployed, he added.

The Chief Minister said that the state government has announced its plan of opening a medical college in every district, under which at present colleges have either been built or are under construction in many districts.

He said that at present 1800 MBBS doctors are enrolled in the state, but after setting up of one college in every district, more than 3000 doctors will be passing out from these colleges, due to which the shortage of doctors will be fulfilled.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that as per the World Health Organisation, there should be one doctor per 1000 population. Thus there is a requirement of about 28,000 doctors in Haryana and presently there are 13,000 doctors. That's why we have also appealed to new doctors to spend 5 years in government services so that common people can get the benefit of health facilities, he added.

Started Nirogi Haryana Yojana to keep the person healthy

The Chief Minister said that when a person is ill, he gets the benefit of health facilities under Ayushman Bharat or CHIRAYU Yojana, but the state government is trying to ensure that the person remains healthy and does not fall ill. For this, the Nirogi Haryana Yojana was recently launched by the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu from Kurukshetra.

Under this, a health survey of all Antyodaya families will be done in the first phase so that any kind of health ailments can be diagnosed at an early stage only.  Health survey cards for 50,000 people have been made under the Nirogi Haryana Yojana. At present, the survey is being conducted at 32 centres. This type of facility will be started at 2000 centres in the coming time, added Sh. Manohar Lal.

Parks and Vayayamshalas have been built in 600 villages

Sh. Manohar Lal said that according to the call made by Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, work is being done at a fast pace to set up wellness centres in the state. Parks and Vayayamshalas are being built in the villages.

There is a target of setting up parks and Vayayamshalas in 1000 villages, out of which these have been constructed in 600 villages and yoga Sahayak have also been appointed here so that people can stay healthy by doing yoga and exercise and changing their diet, added the Chief Minister.

Special camps being organized to rectify PPP errors

The Chief Minister said that Haryana has taken care of every Antyodaya through Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP). 95-96 percent of PPP data has been completed. Still, some errors have been noticed. To correct these errors, special camps are being organized across the state on December 11 and December 16, 17, and 18, where citizens can get the errors rectified, he added.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that complaints related to pensions are also coming, and such citizens can also get their errors rectified by visiting these camps. New PPP cards are also being made through these camps. Not only this, but from January 1, 2023, ration cards will also start being made for families having an annual income of Rs 1.80 lakh, he added.

The Chief Minister said that under Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana, economic upliftment of very poor families has also been ensured, under which people will be helped to start self-employment through loans from banks, help in private jobs or by providing skill training is also being done.

Not only this, but the state government has also set up an Overseas Placement Cell to provide job opportunities to the youth of the state abroad.

Chief Minister has brought IT revolution in Haryana

Speaking on the occasion, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister and Director General, Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, Dr. Amit Agrawal expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister for the distribution of CHIRAYU cards.

He said that the implementation of this beneficial scheme in such a good manner has been possible because of the IT revolution brought in the State under the dynamic leadership of the Chief Minister because of which the identification of eligible beneficiaries from the database registered in PPP has become possible in such a short time. 

He said that so far about 2800 eligible persons have benefited from CHIARYU, for which the officials of the Health Department deserve to be congratulated.

        Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. DS Dhesi, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V Umashankar and other senior officers also remained present on the occasion.