The Delhi Chief Secretary has directed the Well being division to arrange a Cupboard notice on the implementation of the Union authorities’s Ayushman Bharat Yojana within the Capital. The medical insurance scheme has been carried out in all states besides West Bengal and Delhi.
“The Well being Division ought to put together Cupboard notice to implement Ayushman Bharat Yojana, which offers free remedy of an individual as much as Rs 5 lakh with a further Rs 5 lakh cowl from the state authorities,” reads the minutes of the assembly Chief Secretary Dharmendra held with all division heads on Monday.
The outgoing AAP authorities, which was in energy in Delhi for 10 years, didn’t implement the scheme, sustaining that below its Delhi Arogya Kosh, free remedy is already being offered to the folks of Delhi. The BJP, in the meantime, had highlighted that below Ayushman Bharat Yojana, these aged 70 or extra — no matter their earnings — can be entitled to a canopy of Rs 5 lakh yearly to be shared throughout the household.
“All these schemes/programmes of the Central governments, which haven’t but been carried out in Delhi, could also be taken up for implementation. The departments might take pressing motion on these schemes/programmes for taking requisite approval of the competent authority,” reads the minutes of the assembly.
“The division had ready paperwork and the file (on implementation of Ayushman Bharat Yojana) was despatched to the earlier CM and Well being minister for approval however they by no means replied to it,” a supply mentioned, including that work on getting ready the Cupboard notice has began and as quickly as the federal government is sworn in, it will likely be despatched to the minister involved for approval.
Sources additionally mentioned that the Girl and Baby Welfare Division has been directed to begin engaged on implementing BJP’s ballot promise of giving Rs 2,500 per thirty days to ladies from poor households.
The Chief Secretary, in the meantime, additionally instructed all departments to arrange a 100-day motion plan to implement ‘Viksit Delhi’ and submit the identical by Thursday.
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“The motion plan ought to deal with targets to be accomplished inside 15 days, monthwise and 100 days. The departments ought to submit the motion plan to the Basic Administration Division (GAD) by Thursday positively. If any undertaking/scheme must be positioned earlier than the Council of Ministers, the division ought to begin getting ready the draft Cupboard notice,” reads the minutes of the assembly. The GAD will compile the motion plan for 100 days and preserve it prepared for presentation earlier than the brand new BJP authorities, officers mentioned.
Furthermore, to deal with waterlogging within the monsoon season, all involved departments had been directed to take steps for desilting and cleansing of drains. The DJB was requested to take measures to stop overflow of sewage.
