2.5 crore people of UP will get Diwali gift, it will start from 6th November
Big good news for the people of UP, Yogi government, 2.5 crore people will get Diwali gift, this scheme has been started from 6th November, people in UP will also get Ayushman cards along with ration on Diwali. For this, a campaign will be run in the entire state. This responsibility has been given to all the District Magistrates. The distribution of Diwali ration has started from 6th November.
All ration card holders and their family members have been asked to make Ayushman card. In UP, about 3 crore 48 lakh beneficiaries are included in the eligibility list of the National Food Security Act. Out of these, till now only one crore Ayushman cards have been made and the remaining cards worth about Rs 2.5 crore are yet to be made. Recently, more than 61 lakh families in the state have been included in the eligible household eligibility list of the National Food Security Act
People visiting home will also be able to easily make ration cards during festivals.
Instructions have been given to make cards for the remaining people along with Diwali ration. In this regard, Principal Secretary Medical Health Partha Sarathi Sen Sharma has issued instructions to all DMs. They have been told that on Diwali, people who go to other cities or states for employment also come home, in such a situation their ration cards will also be made easily.
Those who have not made Ayushman card should make it quickly.
Eligible Household Ration Card holding families whose at least one member has Ayushman Card. Cards have also been asked to be made for the remaining members of those families. Block wise and village wise lists of such people have also been sent to the districts.
Process of making Ayushman card
Name of Scheme |
Ayushman Bharat Scheme |
Who started this scheme |
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji |
with Diwali ration |
Instructions have been given to make cards for all the people |
Year |
2023-24 |
Start of this scheme |
Diwali ration distribution has started from 6th November. |
Process of making Ayushman card |
done through online |
Ayushman card has been asked to be made |
The list of such people has also been sent to all the districts, blocks and villages. |
States’ quota increased in Ayushman Bharat scheme
The Central Government had launched Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in the year 2018. Under this, 1.18 crore families of UP living below the poverty line were included. In the same year, the Central Government had increased the quota of states in the Ayushman Bharat Scheme, hence the number of eligible families of UP increased by 13 lakh to 1.31 crore. These are the families whose health insurance premium is paid 60 percent by the Central Government and 40 percent by the State Government. is done.
Apart from this, out of all the eligible families left out, more than 61 lakh families were given insurance cover up to Rs 5 lakh under the Mukhyamantri Jan Arogya Yojana, the entire cost of which is being borne by the state government, in which Antyodaya Bhavan and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (BOCW) etc. are included.
Ayushman Card Scheme 2023-24
On the occasion of Diwali, the Yogi government is going to give Ayushman cards along with ration cards to the people. For this, a campaign will be run in the entire state, the responsibility of which has been given to the District Magistrates of the respective districts. The distribution of Diwali ration has started from Monday 6th November. Ration card holders and their family members have been asked to make Ayushman cards. Let us tell you that 3 crore 48 lakh people in UP come in the eligibility list of National Food Security Act.
Instructions to remaining people to make Ayushman card also
On the occasion of Diwali, the remaining people have been instructed to make Ayushman cards along with ration. In this regard, Principal Secretary Medical Health Partha Sarathi Sen Sharma has issued instructions to the District Magistrates of all the districts in which it has been said that on Diwali People who go to other cities or states for employment also come home, in such a situation their ration cards can also be made easily. Along with this, the eligible household ration card holder should have at least one member in the family whose Ayushman card has been made. Cards have also been asked to be made for the remaining members of those families. The list of such people has also been sent to all the districts, blocks and villages.