bureau report
Lucknow/Uttar Pradesh-
In Uttar Pradesh, an important initiative has been taken towards providing cashless medical facilities to accredited journalists and their dependents under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). In the meeting held in the auditorium of the Information Directorate under the chairmanship of Information Director Vishal Singh, consent was given to launch the new portal developed for this.
In the meeting, officials of the State Health Agency presented the functioning of the portal. During this, training was given to accredited journalists by giving live demo of the process of issuing Ayushman card, applying, verification and downloading the card. Officers and employees of all the district information offices of the state including the Information Directorate Headquarters participated in it.
Complete the process in a week
Information Director Vishal Singh said that the portal has been made simple and accessible, so that accredited journalists and their families can get the benefits of the scheme quickly. He directed all the district officers of the state that the details of the accredited journalists and their dependents whose Ayushman cards have not yet been made, should be uploaded on the portal within a week after completing all the formalities.
He instructed the concerned officers to provide this information to the headquarters also, so that further action can be completed expeditiously. Also clarified that any kind of laxity or negligence in this work will not be tolerated.
Senior Finance and Accounts Officer Sanjay Kumar Singh, Assistant Director Satish Chandra Bharti, Dr. Jitendra Pratap Singh, Amit Kumar Yadav and other officers and employees were present in the meeting.