The State Cabinet approved an assistance scheme for girls and Women victims of domestic violence. The scheme provides for assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the victim of domestic violence with less than 40 percent disability in any part of the body and Rs 4 lakh for disability caused by more than 40 percent injury. Along with this, provision has also been made to arrange for the actual cost of transportation to and from the court etc. or the destination (including the period of the case pending in the court).
The Cabinet decided to make arrangements for the treatment of gas victims and their children, up to Rs 5 lakh per family per family per year by making Ayushman card under Ayushman ‘Niramayam’ Madhya Pradesh Yojana, according to the rates of package amount in the hospitals identified under NHPS scheme. As above, the Government of India will also be made aware about their eligibility in writing.
Until and unless approval is not received from the Government of India, 100 percent reimbursement of the expenditure on these beneficiaries under the Ayushman ‘Niramayam’ Madhya Pradesh Yojana will be borne by the Public Health and Family Welfare Department of the . Expenditure outside the limits of Ayushman ‘Niramayam’ Madhya Pradesh Yojana will be reimbursed by Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department. For this, the Director, Bhopal Gas Relief and Rehabilitation, Bhopal has been authorized.
The Cabinet made other provisions for consideration of M.P State General Category Welfare Commission. This includes identification of beneficiaries of general category people in the state by the commission, considering the points related to the overall welfare of the general class, make new work plans for the state government towards the welfare of the general category people in the state, making necessary changes in the old programmes and giving suggestions on incidental matters.
It was decided by the Cabinet to give additional 5 percent marks to the candidates of different categories obtained in the examinations conducted by Professional Examination Board and to fix the maximum age limit of 55 years in view of the service rendered by the candidates of these categories. Various categories of candidates include ex-servicemen, surplus staff, disabled and dead soldiers in Indo-Pak conflict etc.