Union Home Minister Amit Shah Launched 5 New Schemes | 06 Nov 2023

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On November 2, 2023, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched 5 new welfare schemes launched by the Haryana government for Antyodaya Utthan in the presence of Chief Minister Manohar Lal.

Key Points:

• During the Antyodaya Mahasammelan organized in Karnal district to commemorate the completion of 9 years of Haryana Government, the union home minister launched these 5 schemes - Ayushman Bharat Chirayu Yojana, Haryana Income Enhancement Board, Chief Minister Antyodaya Milk Production Cooperative Promotion Scheme, Haryana Antyodaya Family Transport Scheme (HAPPY) and Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana.
• Ayushman Bharat-Chirayu Yojana
• The union home minister has added 14 lakh new families of the state to this scheme. Now about 40 lakh Antyodaya families of Haryana will be able to take advantage of the Ayushman Bharat-Chirayu Scheme, including the central and state government schemes.
• Apart from this, about 38 thousand families with an annual income of 1.80 lakh to 3 lakh rupees have also been included in this scheme.
• Under the Central Government's Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, 15 lakh families of Haryana get annual treatment of Rs 5 lakh free of cost. Also, about 11 lakh families are getting this benefit from the Chirayu Scheme of the Haryana Government so far.
• Haryana Aay Vriddhi Board,
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Haryana Aay Vriddhi Board to increase the income of Antyodaya families in Haryana.
• This board will monitor and review the schemes being run by the state government for Antyodaya families so far. At the same time, this board will also make new plans to increase income quickly and will also ensure their implementation.
• Haryana Antyodaya Parivar Parivahan Yojana (HAPPY)
• Union Home Minister launches Haryana Antyodaya Parivar Parivahan Yojana (HAPPY).
• Under this scheme, every member of Antyodaya families with an annual income of less than Rs 1 lakh, who have more than 3 members, will be given the facility to travel up to 1000 km (about 621.37 mi) per year free of cost in Haryana Roadways buses.
• Chief Minister's Antyodaya Milk Production Cooperative Incentive Scheme
• The Union Cooperation Minister also launched the Chief Minister's Antyodaya Milk Production Cooperative Promotion Scheme. In this scheme, incentives will be given to those Antyodaya families, who want to open mini dairy by taking a loan.
• When such families sell milk in the milk union, they will be given Rs 10 per liter more than the cooperative union price on milk for one year.
• Haryana Tirth Yatra Yojana
• The union home minister also launched the Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana.
• Under this scheme, members of families above 60 years of age with an annual income of less than Rs 1.80 lakh will be allowed to visit pilgrimages like Ayodhya, Varanasi etc. The state government will bear all the expenses of transportation.