Chandigarh, January 28 - Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal while addressing a Jan Samvad at Ward 11, Model Town, karnal today said that ‘Vridh  Seva Ashrams’ will be opened in every district, having an accommodation facility of 50 senior citizens in each Ashram. 

He said that the city E-bus service will commence in Karnal within three months.  Under the Mukhyamantri Awas Yojana, 50,000 plots will be allocated in the first phase in the state. The portal for applications will be opened very soon said Sh. Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister further said that the Vridh Seva Ashram (elderly care home) will provide accommodation and food arrangements for the underprivileged and poor elderly. Even financially stable senior citizens, willing to stay in these homes, will need to make a certain contribution.

On this occasion, the Chief Minister also distributed old-age pension certificates to eight beneficiaries.

The Chief Minister said that the City E-bus service in Karnal will commence within three months. The same has been started in Panipat and will start in Yamunanagar from Monday, he said.

He emphasised that Prime Minister, Sh.  Narendra Modi is genuinely concerned about the common man and has initiated the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana for the poor. The amount for the repair of houses for the poor has been increased from Rs. 31,000 to 80,000.

The Chief Minister said that the benefits of central and state government welfare schemes are reaching to the needy people.

The Chief Minister informed that the  Chirayu Haryana Yojana has been integrated with the Ayushman Bharat Yojana. Initially, 15.5 lakh people were eligible under the Ayushman Yojana, which has now increased to 34 lakh. The income limit for poverty has been raised from Rs. Rs. 1.20 lakh to Rs. 1.80 lakh. In Karnal district, 1,34,000 people have applied for the Ayushman card, with 92,000 approvals being given, and the remaining will be processed soon, he said.

The  Chief Minister  said that in Karnal a total of 4800 beneficiaries have availed the benefits of the Ayushman Bharat card and  an amount of Rs. 16.55 crore has been spent by the government  on the medical treatment of the beneficiaries.

On-demand for regularising Dayanand Colony, the Chief Minister directed the Municipal Commissioner to conduct a feasibility study and submit a report. He said that more than 750 colonies have been regularised and the process of regularising 200 more such colonies will be completed soon.

         Former Mayor, Smt Renu Bala Gupta,  Deputy Commissioner, Sh. Anish Yadav, and ASP, Sh. Shashank Kumar Sawan also remained present on this occasion.