Chandigarh, February 4 - Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal virtually interacted with the new Below Poverty Line (BPL) card holders in New Delhi today. During the interaction, the beneficiaries expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister and said that by making BPL cards, the Haryana Government has shown deep concern for the welfare of poor families. Now these families will get direct benefits of all the schemes of the government.
Sh. Manohar Lal said that the state government is running several welfare schemes for employment, health, education and housing facilities to bring Antyodaya families into the mainstream. The Chief Minister said that for the convenience of Antyodaya families, the work of making BPL ration cards on auto mode has been started in the state. BPL cards of all the beneficiaries have also been made recently. He said that new BPL families have been added on the basis of the criteria of verified annual income mentioned in the Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP). Online BPL ration cards are being issued to the families having annual income up to Rs 1.80 lakh. He informed that new BPL cards have been issued to more than 29 lakh families across the state.
Chirayu Haryana Yojana started for the Antyodaya families
Sh. Manohar Lal said that the state government has started Chirayu Yojana to provide free medical treatment facilities to BPL families. Those families whose annual income was less than Rs. 1.20 lakh were included in Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. State Government has increased the annual income limit to Rs. 1.80 lakh for B.P.L. families. With this measure, about 20 lakh new families can avail the benefits under this scheme. Now about 28,89,036 families in Haryana are availing free medical facilities under this scheme. Such families are getting health cover of Rs. 5 lakh annually.
Haryana organises Antyodaya Melas to provide employment
The Chief Minister said that besides availing employment opportunities, the state government is also encouraging such families to adopt self-employment to make them financially independent. He said that periodic Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Melas/fairs are held to provide information about the benefits of this scheme to more and more families so that the identified families are acquainted with various schemes. So far, 861 Antyodaya fairs have been organized in the state in three phases. He said that the fourth phase would be started soon. He said that the government has also made arrangements that needy families can get government jobs. For this, a provision has been made to give 5 extra marks to candidates from such families.
Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana
Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana is being run for the upliftment of Antyodaya families in Haryana. About 30,000 households in the state have availed benefit under his scheme. The annual income of such families has been taken up to at least Rs. 1.80 lakhs under this scheme. It is the endeavour of the government to develop the skills of the members of the Antyodaya family so that they are able to start their own business. For this, they have been linked with loan schemes, skill development schemes and employment in private or various departments along with other facilities. Since the inception of this scheme more than 22,000 people have been provided loans. Along with this, training has been imparted to more than 1800 beneficiaries across the state. He said that 48 schemes of 18 departments have been covered under the Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana.