39 Lakh peoples appreciated Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya yojana

39 Lakh peoples appreciated Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya yojana

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Dr. Harsh Vardhan reviews Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, appreciates progress of the scheme in one year

More than 39 lakh people have availed cashless treatment worth over Rs. 6,100 crore

Posted On: 21 AUG 2019 by PIB Delhi

“I am pleased to know that more than 39 lakh people have availed cashless treatment worth over Rs. 6,100 crore for serious illnesses since the launch of AB-PMJAY. This has resulted in savings of Rs. 12,000 crore to the beneficiary families.” This was stated by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare today at the high-level review of the implementation of Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). The Union Health Ministerappreciated the progress of the scheme as it nears completion of its first year since launch and sated that the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji has envisioned the scheme for the health and wellness of the poorest and most vulnerable of the country’s people. “We have to ensure that the vision of our beloved and inspirational Prime Minister is fulfilled,” he emphasized.

Dr Harsh Vardhan further stated that it is important that this initial momentum be maintained in the implementation across the country and the states put in greater strength and efficiency in scaling up their progress and providing seamless health services to the last mile.At the review meeting, Dr Harsh Vardhan also launched the newly designed grievance management portal of AB-PMJAY. This is an online system to help members of the general public to register their grievances and get assisted support.

Dr Harsh Vardhan also gave the go-ahead tothe preparations for the first anniversary of the scheme. Several events are being planned across the country to commemorate the occasion. 23rd September will be celebrated as Ayushman Bharat Diwas. The fortnight of 15th – 30th September will be marked as the “Ayushman Bharat Pakhwara” where several activities will be carried out in the States to generate awareness around the scheme and celebrate this gift of health to the nation.  A mega national event “Gyan Sangam” will be organised from 29th – 30th September in New Delhi to highlight the progress and achievements of AB-PMJAY.

The Union Health Minister also visited the different teams and mingled with officials asking them about their work in NHA. He took a deep interest in the cyber security and privacy mechanisms set up at NHA to protect the beneficiaries’ data. He appreciated that NHA has from the very beginning developed the necessary policies and guidelines and adopted the highest global standards and principles including the HIPAA of US Healthcare, GDPR of the European Union and ISO 27001 to safeguard data of crores of citizens. He emphasized that the highest standards of security and privacy, and zero tolerance for corruption and fraud be the cornerstone of the culture of AB-PMJAY. 

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Cabinet Secretary chairs NCMC meeting to review flood situation in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Delhi

Ministry of Home Affairs

Cabinet Secretary chairs NCMC meeting to review flood situation in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Delhi

Posted On: 20 AUG 2019 by PIB Delhi

A meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), chaired by the Cabinet Secretary, Shri PK Sinha, was held today to review the prevailing flood situation in the states of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Delhi.

Cabinet Secretary took stock of the current situation, preparedness, rescue and relief operations and directed that immediate assistance, as sought by the states, be provided to meet the crisis.

As of now, 28 teams of the NDRF are deployed in these states and resources from the Army and Air Force, have been pressed into service. Additional teams are also on standby for any exigency.

IMD has stated that while there has been very heavy rainfall in these States over the past few days, the intensity is likely to decline over coming days.

It was also directed to make available necessary financial assistance from the State Disaster Response Fund to the affected states.

Senior officials of the Ministries of Home and Defence, as well as those from NDRF, NDMA and Central Water Commission attended the meeting. Chief Secretaries and other senior officers from the State Governments participated in the meeting through Video Conference.

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National Sports Awards -2019 announced Bajrang Punia and Deepa Malik to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

National Sports Awards -2019 announced Bajrang Punia and Deepa Malik to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

Posted On: 20 AUG 2019 by PIB Delhi

National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four year, Arjuna Award is given for consistently outstanding performance for four years, Dronacharya Award for coaches is given for producing medal winners at prestigious International sports events.Dhyan Chand Award for life time contribution to sports development and Rashtriya Khel ProtsahanPuruskar are given to the corporate entities (both in private and public sector) and individuals who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development. Overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments is given MaulanaAbulKalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.

A large number of nominations were received for these awards this year (2019), which were considered by the Selection Committees consisting of former Arjuna Awardees, Dronacharya Awardees, Sport Journalists/Experts/Commentators and Sports Administrators. Selection Committee for the Sports Awards 2019 was headed by Justice Mukundakam Sharma, Retired Judge, Supreme Court.

Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, the Government has decided to confer awards upon the following sportspersons, coaches, entities and university:

(A) RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD

S.No.	Name of the Sportsperson	Discipline
1	Sh. Bajrang Punia	Wrestling
2	Ms. Deepa Malik	Para Athletics

(B) DRONACHARYA AWARD

Regular Category

S.No.	Name of the Coach	Discipline
1	Sh. Vimal Kumar	Badminton
2	Sh. Sandeep Gupta	Table tennis
3	Sh. Mohinder Singh Dhillon	Athletics

Life-Time Category

S.No.	Name of the Coach	Discipline
1	Sh. Merzban Patel	Hockey
2	Sh. Rambir Singh Khokhar	Kabaddi
3	Sh. Sanjay Bhardwaj	Cricket

(C) ARJUNA AWARD

S.No.	Name of the Sportsperson	Discipline
1	Sh. Tajinderpal Singh Toor	Athletics
2	Mohammed Anas Yahiya	Athletics
3	Sh. S. Bhaskaran	Body Building
4	Ms. Sonia Lather	Boxing
5	Sh. Ravindra Jadeja	Cricket
6	Sh. Chinglensana Singh Kangujam	Hockey
7	Sh. Ajay Thakur	Kabaddi
8	Sh. Gaurav Singh Gill	Motor Sports
9	Sh. Pramod Bhagat	Para Sports (Badminton)
10	Ms. Anjum Moudgil	Shooting
11	Sh. Harmeet Rajul Desai	Table Tennis
12	Ms. Pooja Dhanda	Wrestling
13	Sh. Fouaad Mirza	Equestrian
14	Sh. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu	Football
15	Ms. Poonam Yadav	Cricket
16	Ms. Swapna Barman	Athletics
17	Sh. Sundar Singh Gurjar	Para Sports  (Athletics)
18	Sh. Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth	Badminton
19	Sh. Simran Singh Shergill	Polo

(D) DHYANCHAND AWARD

S.No.	Name	Discipline
1.	Sh. Manuel Fredricks	Hockey
2.	Sh. Arup Basak	Table Tennis
3.	Sh. Manoj Kumar	Wrestling
4.	Sh. NittenKirrtane	Tennis
5.	Sh. C. Lalremsanga	Archery

(E) RASHTRIYA KHEL PROTSAHAN PURUSKAR

(F) MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD (MAKA) TROPHY, 2019: Panjab University, Chandigarh

The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on 29th August, 2019.

Apart from a medal and a citation, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee will receive a cash prize of Rs. 7.5 lakh. Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand Awardees will receive statuettes, certificates and cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh each. A trophy and citation is given to the entity in the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2019. Recipients of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar will be given Trophies and certificates. Overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments will be given MAKA Trophy, award money of Rs. 10 lakh and certificate.

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Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh calls for increased private sector participation in Make in India in Defence; underlines the need to reduce dependence on imports

Ministry of Defence

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh calls for increased private sector participation in Make in India in Defence; underlines the need to reduce dependence on imports

Posted On: 20 AUG 2019 by PIB Delhi

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh today emphasised the need to progressively reduce dependence on foreign manufacturers and indigenously develop comprehensive capabilities in the defence sector. Delivering the inaugural address at the seminar on 'Modernisation and Indigenisation plans of the Indian Air Force' in New Delhi, Shri Rajnath Singh urged the private industry to take advantage of the policy initiatives of the Government and engage with defence services, Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) for meeting their indigenisation demands. He reiterated the government’s commitment to resolving any outstanding issue in the way of growth and development of Indigenous Industries in defence sector. He asked the industry not to expect any short-term returns but invest for long term gains.

Raksha Mantri described Indian Air Force as a technologically advanced and extremely potent force saying that the recent offensive against terror outfits in our neighbourhood speaks volumes about the reach and lethality of the formidable arm of the Armed Forces. Indian Air Force, besides Army and Navy, needs to keep pace with the advancements in technology for enhancing operational capabilities, he added.

Recalling Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s call to modernise our Armed Forces, Shri Rajnath Singh said efforts are being made to increase the participation of the private sector in ‘Make in India’ in defence sector.

Listing out the Government’s initiatives to promote ‘Make in India’, Raksha Mantri said foreign investment up to 49 per cent was allowed through automatic route and up to 100 per cent under Government route on case-to-case basis. He urged foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to establish manufacturing facilities in India adding that a number of opportunities are available to foreign companies through FDI, Joint Ventures or the defence offset route. Shri Rajnath Singh also said the process of defence offset implementation has been streamlined and one of the major demands of the industry to reinstate the provision of services for discharge of offsets has now been provided.

Shri Rajnath Singh announced approval for use of test facilities of government entities for the private industry to meet the best quality standards required for defence manufacturing. He said the decision to this effect has been taken after incorporating the comments of the stakeholders particularly indigenous defence manufacturers. Shri Rajnath Singh expressed hope that the synergy between government’s efforts and industry participation will help fulfil the long-cherished dream of making India a frontrunner in defence production.

Raksha Mantri added that comprehensive outsourcing and vendor development guidelines for DPSUs and OFB to promote participation of private sector, particularly MSMEs in defence production. He said indigenisation requirements of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), OFB, DPSUs, Army, Air Force and Navy have also been hosted on Ministry of Defence (MoD) website for the benefit of the private industry.

Raksha Mantri said the defence products list for issuing industrial licenses under Industry Development and Regulation (IDR) Act has been revised adding that it has reduced the entry barriers for the industry especially the small and medium segment. The initial validity of Industrial license has been increased from three years to fifteen years with a provision to further extend it by three years on a case-to-case basis, he added.

Shri Rajnath Singh also referred to the Technology Development Fund (TDF) Scheme which has been established under the aegis of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to promote self-reliance in Defence Technology as part of ‘Make in India’ initiative. He said the scheme will encourage participation of public/private industries especially MSMEs so as to create an ecosystem for enhancing cutting edge technology capability for defence application.

In his keynote address, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa pitched for inhouse manufacturing of defence equipment and called for finetuning the capabilities to meet the requirements. He said there is a need to replace obsolete war-fighting equipment with indigenous technology and bridge technological gaps in the defence sector. The Air Force is always alert on the border irrespective if there is any movement or not, he added.

Two books on indigenisation efforts of defence equipment were also released on the occasion.

Air Officer-in charge Maintenance Air Marshal S. Chaoudhary, Principal Adviser (Defence), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Lt. Gen. JP Nehra (Retd.), Member, Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) and Chairman CII (Northern Region) Satish Kumar Kaura, delegates of the industry and Armed Forces personnel were also present.

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Chief Minister of Meghalaya Shri Conrad Sangma calls on Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Shri Giriraj Singh in New Delhi; discusses piggery development project to be launched in Meghalaya

Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying

Chief Minister of Meghalaya Shri Conrad Sangma calls on Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Shri Giriraj Singh in New Delhi; discusses piggery development project to be launched in Meghalaya

Posted On: 20 AUG 2019 by PIB Delhi

The Chief Minister of Meghalaya Shri Conrad Sangma today called on the Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Shri Giriraj Singh in New Delhi to discuss various issues related to animal husbandry in the State. The key topic of discussion was the piggery development project which is to be launched in Meghalaya financed by the National Cooperative Development Corporation along with the State Government. The proposed Piggery development project will boost domestic availability of meat in the entire North Eastern Region and also promote its exports thereby giving livelihood opportunities to the people. It will also create awareness amongst the rural people to take up Piggery farming with improved breeding stock.

The Union Ministeralong with the Chief Minister of Meghalaya also discussed Fishery development possibilities in the State and the Union Minister assured the Chief Minister of all possible help in this regard.

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Hardeep S Puri Chairs Meeting Via Video Conference on Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS-Udan) with States/UTs

Ministry of Civil Aviation

Hardeep S Puri Chairs Meeting Via Video Conference on Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS-Udan) with States/UTs

Posted On: 19 AUG 2019 by PIB Delhi

Shri Hardeep Singh Puri,Minister of State(I/C) for Civil Aviation, Housing & Urban Affairs, chaired a meeting via Video Conference on Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS-UDAN) with Chief Ministers, State Chief Secretaries/Advisors ofAssam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Daman & Diu here today. The North Eastern States & UTs were the first in the series of the VC planned for Periodic review of RCS-UDAN scheme. The focus of the VC was to discuss and resolve issues concerning effective roll out of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS-UDAN) and take stock of progress being made.  Shri Neiphiu_Rio, Chief Minister of Nagaland &Shri Zoramthanga, Chief Ministerof Mizoram were present in the meeting. Shri P.K.Kharola, Secretary and senior officials from the Ministry of Civil Aviation  and its various Organizations also attended the meeting.

Addressing the meeting, Shri Hardeep singh Puri said that effective implementation of UDAN is not only crucial to the growth of North Eastern states  but  also provide affordable aviation to the citizens. Issues of Modernisation, expansion, development of airports and increasing connectivity in the participating States//UTs were among the various issues that were discussed.

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Launch of Advisory on Emergency Response Sanitation Unit

Launch of Advisory on Emergency Response Sanitation Unit

Swachh Bharat Urban@SwachhBharatGov

An advisory book on "Emergency Response Sanitation Unit" was released at the National Workshop on Sustainable Sanitation in New Delhi today.

#SwachhBharat #MyCleanIndia

An advisory book on "Emergency Response Sanitation Unit" was released at the National Workshop on Sustainable Sanitation in New Delhi today.#SwachhBharat #MyCleanIndia pic.twitter.com/RHpRojhFyn

— Swachh Bharat Urban (@SwachhBharatGov) August 19, 2019

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