Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot reiterated on Thursday that his authorities’s Chiranjeevi Well being Insurance coverage scheme ought to be applied throughout the nation.
The Centre also needs to take the initiative to introduce a Social Safety Act and implement the Outdated Pension Scheme for presidency workers, Gehlot stated on the closing ceremony of the All India Presiding Officers’ Convention on the Rajasthan Legislative Meeting right here.
Saying he has already requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi on this regard, Gehlot reiterated that the Chiranjeevi Well being Insurance coverage scheme ought to be applied throughout the nation.
Beneath the scheme, the Rajasthan authorities offers medical health insurance of Rs 10 lakh and in addition bears the expense for organ transplants. Therapy within the in-patient and out-patient departments at authorities hospitals are additionally free, Gehlot stated.
Stressing the necessity for social safety for the needy, he stated the Centre ought to convey a Social Safety Act.
“Social safety ought to be obligatory. It’s the accountability of the federal government to take care of the needy households,” the veteran Congress chief stated.
Gehlot added that the Rajasthan authorities offers social safety to 1 crore folks, together with the aged, widows and single ladies.
Declaring that Rajasthan revived the Outdated Pension Scheme for state authorities workers on humanitarian grounds, he stated the transfer was criticised however the resolution was taken after doing all of the calculations.
The Outdated Pension Scheme also needs to be applied throughout the nation, Gehlot stated.
The chief minister additionally stated he agrees in precept on the monetary autonomy of the Meeting, including that the federal government will take into account it positively if any proposal comes from the Home on this regard.
Meeting Speaker CP Joshi had raised the problem of economic autonomy of the presiding officers.
Referring to this, Gehlot stated, “I additionally agree on this in precept. I wish to say that as quickly because the proposal comes from the Meeting, we’ll take into account it from a optimistic perspective.”
“Every time we sit collectively and talk about, new concepts emerge mechanically, options are put ahead, selections are additionally made on the idea of that and everybody will get the advantages. CP Joshi represented the feelings of all of you very successfully,” he stated.
