Haryana

• 27 Nov 2023

An Amount of Rs 44.48 Crore Given to 1159 B Beneficiaries under DAYALU Scheme

Why In News?

On November 23, 2023, Chief Minister Manohar Lal transferred an amount of Rs 44.48 crore directly into the bank accounts of 1159 beneficiaries under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Parivar Suraksha Yojana (DAYALU), launched with the aim of providing socio-financial security to Antyodaya families. .

Key Points:

• Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that when a family member dies or becomes disabled in an accident, a mountain of troubles falls on that family. A poor family is also in great trouble financially. Taking care of such families, we have started Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Parivar Suraksha Yojana (DAYALU) to provide them financial help.
• Under this scheme, assistance is provided in case of death or disability of a member of the age group of 6 years to 60 years of a family with annual income up to Rs 1 lakh 80 thousand. Under this scheme, so far an amount of Rs 75 crore 10 lakh has been deposited directly into the bank accounts of 1964 beneficiaries.
• This scheme is being implemented by Haryana Family Protection Trust.
• Under Dayalu Yojana, benefits are given according to different age groups. Rs 1 lakh for 6 to 12 years of age, Rs 2 lakh for above 12 and up to 18 years, Rs 3 lakh for above 18 and up to 25 years, Rs 5 lakh for above 25 and up to 45 years, above 45 and 60 An amount of Rs 3 lakh is given per year.
• This benefit also includes the amount received under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) or the schemes run by various departments for the concerned category in the age group of 18 to 40 years.

Haryana Government Will Give Incentive Amount to Sanitation Workers Of Civil Bodies

Why In News?

On November 23, 2023, Chief Minister Manohar Lal has announced that additional incentive amount will be given to the sanitation workers of the bodies falling in the top 25 percent (Best Performing) category in the cleanliness survey ranking conducted by the Government of India.

Key Points:

• The Chief Minister said that an annual incentive of Rs 12,000 will be provided to the sanitation workers of those municipalities which are in the top 25 percent category among all the municipalities based on the performance of the Swachh Survekshan.
• Apart from this, an annual incentive amount of Rs 9,000 will also be provided to the sanitation workers of the municipalities falling in the next 25 percent category.
• The Chief Minister said that the incentive amount given to the sanitation workers of the civic bodies will be given on the basis of the performance of the cleanliness survey being conducted by the Government of India.
• The category of incentives to be given in the next financial year will be decided based on the performance of the bodies during the Swachh Survekshan conducted in any one year. In the next year again the incentive amount for the coming year will be decided based on the performance of the latest survey.
• Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that this incentive amount will be provided in 4 installments. An installment will be given at the end of each quarter of the financial year. With this, the sanitation workers will get an additional amount of about Rs 20 crore annually. These include regular employees, municipal roll employees, outsourcing agency employees etc.

Haryana Government Signs MoU with CPWD for Critical Care Block and DIPHL

Why In News?

On November 23, 2023, Haryana Government signed an MoU with the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) for the construction of 15 Critical Care Blocks and 17 District Integrated Public Health Laboratories (DIPHL) in the state.

Key Points:

• Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal said that the construction work for the establishment of Program Management Unit will start soon. The construction work of Critical Care Block in Ambala Cantt is being done by the Public Works Department and 40 percent of its work has been completed, which is likely to be completed by December 2024.
• Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Dr. G. Anupama said that the Central Government has been requested to release the second installment for the construction of Critical Care Block and District Integrated Public Health Laboratory in Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantt. 90 percent of the total budget of Rs 18.92 crore, Rs 16.63 crore has been utilized for this project.
• Apart from this, the Public Works Department has also been entrusted with the construction of two Critical Care Blocks and five District Integrated Public Health Laboratories in the state.