| CS arrives in Srinagar on 2-day visit, reviews Ayushman Bharat rollout preparedness | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 10: Within 5 days of opening of Darbar in Jammu, Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam arrived in Srinagar on a 2-day visit to the Valley to take stock of the developmental, governance and other initiatives in the summer capital. Immediately on his arrival here, Chief Secretary chaired a high-level meeting at the newly established Winter Secretariat to review the preparedness for rollout of Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyan (AB-PMJAY).
Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir; Baseer Ahmad Khan; Chief Executive Officer, AB-PMJAY, Bhupinder Kumar; Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, DR Syed Abid Rasheed; Deputy Commissioner Budgam, Syed Sehrish Asgar; Director SKIMS Soura, Dr Omar Javaid; Principal, Government Medical College Srinagar, Dr Samia Rashid and Director Health Services Kashmir, Dr Kunzes Dolma attended the meeting.
Deputy Commissioners of other districts joined the meeting through Video-Conferencing. This was the second meeting convened by the Chief Secretary this week to review the preparedness for rollout of the scheme. Earlier, he chaired a meeting in this regard at Civil Secretariat Jammu on Thursday. Chief Secretary directed the Deputy Commissioners to complete the registration of all the identified beneficiaries through Common Service Centres (CSCs) latest by 1st December 2018, so that Golden Card for each family is generated on time. He said the government has decided to cut the cost per registration, which is to be paid to the CSC, from Rs 30 to Rs 15 per card. He said the remaining amount will be borne by the Finance Department if the registration is done before December 15, 2018.
Chief Secretary was informed about the pace of the enrolment process in the Valley with districts like Baramulla and Pulwama already having generated a small chunk of Golden Cards that will be handed over to the beneficiaries at the time of rolling out of the scheme.
The DCs briefed the Chief Secretary about the steps being taken to ensure cent percent enrolment by involving the human resource of various state departments like Rural Development, Health and Social Welfare in the enrolment process. AB-PMJAY is a flagship national health insurance programme to be launched by Prime Minister Ist December 2018. |
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