Nambardars to be given health scheme benefit, smartphones

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 15

The Haryana Government has decided to cover nambardars under “Ayushman Bharat Yojana” to allow them benefits in case of serious illnesses. Apart from this, smart mobile phones will also be provided to them.

This information was given by Haryana Financial Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Sanjeev Kaushal, at a meeting held with the deputy commissioners of the state through video-conferencing regarding ownership and other schemes.

Kaushal said there are 23,375 sanctioned posts of nambardars in the state. Under this scheme, beneficiaries were being provided funds up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary health treatment in public and private listed hospitals in India. The scheme provides health services free of cost to a beneficiary in Seva Sansthan ie hospitals. The scheme helps in reducing the excessive expenses incurred due to medical treatment. Under it, clinical treatment, health treatment and medicines are available free of cost up to three days before and 15 days after hospitalisation.

He said tenders had been called for smartphones and these would be made available to the beneficiaries by next month. He asked officials of the Survey of India to complete the demarcation work on the Revenue Map from Yamunanagar to Palwal soon so that there was no border dispute. As per a report of the Survey of India, 39 pillars will be placed on the border of Uttar Pradesh adjoining Karnal district. In the districts like Faridabad, Palwal, Panipat and Sonepat, similar pillars will be placed in the border area once the Survey of India submits its report in this regard.

Kaushal said so far, the drone mapping work had been completed in eight districts of the state under the ownership plan.

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