Rights panel seeks report on rejection of claim under ‘DAYALU’ scheme

The Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken cognisance of an alleged arbitrary rejection of a claim filed under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Parivar Suraksha Yojana (DAYALU) by a complainant and has sought detailed reports from authorities concerned.

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The complainant had informed the Commission that his claim was rejected due to a mismatch in the age of his deceased father as recorded in the death certificate and the family ID. He submitted that this discrepancy was a clerical error, which has since been rectified. Despite presenting the corrected death certificate, the authorities failed to reopen or reconsider the claim.

Justice Lalit Batra, chairperson of the Commission, observed that such welfare schemes are aimed at providing social protection to economically weaker sections. Rejection of the claim despite submission of valid and corrected documents defeats the very purpose of the scheme and reflects non-compliance with its guidelines, he added.

Dr Puneet Arora, public relations officer of the Commission, stated that reports have been sought from the CEO, Haryana Parivar Suraksha Nyas (Chandigarh), Deputy Commissioner, Jind, and the Administrative Officer, Haryana Parivar Suraksha Nyas (Yojana Bhawan, Panchkula). The authorities have been directed to explain why the claim was not reconsidered despite correction of records, clarify provisions for review under the scheme, and outline steps to avoid such lapses in the future. The next date of hearing has been fixed for August 21.