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Haryana launches DAYALU to support poor families when a kin dies

The scheme aims to provide financial assistance in case of death (natural or accidental) or permanent disability in respect of a member of a family having an annual income of less than Rs 1.80 lakh.

haryana DAYALUHaryana Parivar Suraksha Nyas will be the implementing agency for the DAYALU scheme, CM Khattar said. (Photo: Twitter/@mlkhattar)
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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Thursday launched Deen Dayal Updadhyay Antyodaya Parivar Suraksha Yojana (DAYALU) scheme for the poorest of the families in the event of a death or permanent disability of a kin.

“The scheme aims to provide financial assistance in case of death (natural or accidental) or permanent disability in respect of a member of a family having an annual income less than Rs 1.80 lakh. It is yet another pioneering step to provide socio-financial security to Antyodaya families of the state,” Khattar said.

The financial assistance would vary depending on the age of the beneficiary. Also, the scheme will include an amount of Rs 2 lakh under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY).

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The beneficiary of the scheme will be verified in the Family Information Data Repository (FIDR) database. Haryana Parivar Suraksha Nyas (HPSN) will be the implementing agency for the DAYALU scheme, CM Khattar said.

“With the aim to bring various insurance schemes under one umbrella, Haryana Parivar Suraksha Nyas has been established. Through this system, the state government will ensure the standardisation and simplification of the process of claims apart from providing direct benefits to the people,” he said.

The chief minister said that three key schemes namely Mukhyamantri Haryana Karamchari Durghatna Bima Yojna for covering Group C & D category employees working in the high-risk category and Safai Karamcharis, Mukhyamantri Vyapari Samuhik Niji Durghatna Bima Yojna for small traders in case of accidental death or permanent disability’ and Mukhyamantri Parivar Samriddhi Yojana for supporting a social security net to Antyodaya families have been started by the HPSN.

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“DAYALU scheme will provide financial assistance that would vary depending on the age of the beneficiary. If a beneficiary is registered for PMJJBY and PMSBY, then the assistance to be provided shall be Rs 1 lakh (from 5-12 years of age), Rs 2 lakh (12-18 years of age), Rs 3 lakh (18-25 years of age), Rs 5 lakh (25-40 years of age), Rs 2 lakh (40-50 years of age) and Rs 2 lakh (50-60 years of age),” Khattar said.

The assistance amount will be available online according to Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) data.

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Khattar said that the claim shall be filed by the beneficiary or claimant through the online portal of the scheme within three months of death or permanent disability.

In case of death, the assistance amount shall be paid to the head of the family in their bank account registered in the PPP database. “As the finance minister, in the budget speech of the year 2023-24, I have announced the benefits of this scheme, including various insurance schemes, will be given through Haryana Parivar Suraksha Nyas,” said Khattar.

First uploaded on: 16-03-2023 at 17:49 IST
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