Another Beneficiary Is Testament To The Success Of PM-JAY

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

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Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, one of the many important flagship schemes launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government, is proving to be beneficial for the people suffering from health ailments across the country.

Prayagraj, Oct 17: Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, one of the many important flagship schemes launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government, is proving to be beneficial for the people suffering from health ailments across the country.

Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana has made a significant contribution in the field of the health sector in the last six years. Due to this welfare scheme, people from the marginalised and backward sections of society are not only getting free-of-cost health treatment but the financial burden on them has also been considerably reduced.

Sushil Kumar Soni, a beneficiary of this welfare scheme, hails from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, where he is being given free health treatment.

Sushil is currently admitted to the Motilal Nehru Divisional Hospital, Prayagraj.

He said that my successful health treatment has been possible only with the help of an Ayushman Bharat card.

He further added: "I thank PM Modi, through one of whose welfare schemes I am undergoing health treatment today. This is quite a remarkable scheme, which is proving beneficial for many other people like me."

He also said, "Such schemes were not there earlier, due to which one had to face a lot of financial problems. Besides this, good health treatment was also not available in the hospital. However, with the introduction of 'Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Yojana', there has been a lot of transformational change."

Sushil expressed his gratitude to the PM Modi-led government for the benefits received from schemes other than 'Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Yojana'.

He said that he had immensely benefited from all the welfare schemes launched by PM Modi so far. These include the Ujjwala Yojana, Ration Card, and other Central welfare schemes.

Prime Minister Modi launched the Ayushman Bharat Yojana in Ranchi, Jharkhand, on September 23, 2018. Through this scheme, its direct benefits are reaching the poor, farmers, and middle-class families across every village and city of the country.

Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Yojana is the world's largest health insurance scheme launched in the country. Under this welfare scheme, every eligible family can avail of free health treatment up to Rs 5 lakh every year.

Around 18 states have linked their state-related schemes with the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).

--IANS

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Doors Always Open For Common Man, Says Haryana CM-Designate

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

Panchkula, Oct 17: Ahead of taking the oath of office, Haryana Chief Minister-designate Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday offered prayers at Valmiki Temple here on the occasion of Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti and reiterated that his doors are open round the clock and common man can approach him with their issues.

"This morning, I met nearly 150 people at my residence before coming to the temple," he told the media after paying obeisance at Valmiki Temple, his first public engagement.

From the day he took over the reins of Haryana in March this year, a low-profile Other Backward Class (OBC) leader Saini has kept his house open for the public and he has been known as, "Saini mera banda hai" (Saini is my man, I know him).

When asked about his electioneering assertion that 'charpais', eco-friendly cots, would be kept at his official residence in Chandigarh for the visiting public, Saini jokingly replied, "They ('charpais') are already placed."

Saini was brought in March this year to counter the anti-incumbency wave against incumbent Manohar Lam Khattar for his nine-and-a-half-year helm. In his 56 days of governance, Saini claimed to have done so much development that Congress leader Bhupinder Hooda did in 10 years as the Chief Minister.

"In 56 days, I have taken 126 historic decisions for Haryana's development," CM Saini had said in his election campaigns.

A confidant of Khattar, Saini entered politics almost 30 years ago. He was elected as an MLA from Naraingarh in the 2014 Assembly polls and inducted into the Cabinet in 2016.

Seven-time legislator Anil Vij and six-time maker Krishan Lal Panwar, a prominent Dali face, have been contacted for the oath-taking ceremony, indicating their inclusion in the Council of Ministers. Alongside them, several other prominent leaders like Rao Narbir, Aarti Rao, Krishan Bedi, Vipul Goel and Ranbir Gangwa have also been informed about their induction into the Cabinet.

The oath-taking ceremony here will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and several Union Ministers, including Rajnath Singh and J. P. Nadda, who is also the BJP national president. Besides, there will be all 20 Chief Ministers of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and their deputies, a mega political gathering in the run-up to Assembly polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand.

Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Saini and his Council of Ministers, likely 10, with three slots that BJP is likely to keep vacant.

--IANS

Vistara Flight Receives Security Threat On Social Media; Safety Protocols Taken

by Shambhu Datta Mishra

New Delhi, Oct 17: A Vistara flight UK 028 from Frankfurt to Mumbai operating October 16 had received a security threat on social media.

Relevant authorities were immediately informed after the received threat necessary safety protocols were taken, said an official statement from the Airline.

The flight after landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport was taken to the isolation bay where all passengers were disembarked, as per a Vistara spokesperson.

"Vistara flight UK 028 operating from Frankfurt to Mumbai on 16 October 2024 was subject to a security threat received on social media. As per protocol, all relevant authorities were immediately informed. The aircraft safely landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai, and was taken to the isolation bay where all customers were disembarked. We are fully cooperating with the security agencies to complete the mandatory security checks. At Vistara, the safety and security of our customers, crew, and aircraft is of utmost importance to us," the Vistara Spokesperson said.

On October 16, with the growing number of calls claiming a threat to flights in the recent past, the Central Government decided to double the number of sky marshals on the flights originating from the airports across the country.

A senior official from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) confirmed that the decision to double the number of Air marshals has been taken recently after assessment of the growing threat and getting inputs from intelligence agencies.

"The fresh batch of Air Marshals will be deployed on new international routes added in sensitive category based on intelligence report. The decision was taken after several rounds of meetings will all stakeholders in aviation security," the officer added.

A unit of the National Security Guard (NSG) specialized in anti-terror and anti-hijacking measures is deployed as Air marshals in mainly international routes and a few sensitive domestic routes. Sky Marshals are armed plainclothes security officers who travel on passenger aircraft.

In India, Sky Marshals or flight marshals were introduced in 1999 after the hijacking of the flight Air India IC 814 in Kandahar to prevent hijacking in the future.