LG : Have always supported positive initiatives of Government.

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02-01-2018
  1. LG : Have always supported positive initiatives of Government.
    Income Criteria suggested on the basis of recommendations of Planning and Finance Department : LG
    Does the Government have unlimited resources ? Should the tax payer money be used to provide financial assistance to the rich ? : LG
    Never advised to exclude middle classes from the scheme : LG
    LG never asked to seek income certificate: We should trust people and adopt self certification.
    1. This is in continuation of earlier Press Release dated 29.12.2017 regarding the proposals to provide financial assistance for specified high-end diagnostic tests/ surgeries and for outsourcing of diagnostic services to provide free laboratory services. There appears to be lot of misinformation being spread in the media about the approvals given by the Hon’ble Lt. Governor.
  2. Incorporation of a suitable income criteria was suggested by the Hon’b’le LG on the basis of recommendation of the Planning and Finance Departments of the Government.
  3. No Government can have unlimited resources. Therefore, it is important that the resources of the government are used first to help the poor and needy. The affluent sections of the society should not crowd out the deserving poor. It is really strange to note that the elected Government is of the view that the resources of the state should be used to provide financial assistance to the rich people staying in posh colonies.
  4. The LG never advised to exclude the middle Class from the scheme. The Government is free to choose an appropriate income level that does not exclude the middle classes and the poor from the scheme.
  5. Issues have been raised in the media about the difficulties in obtaining an income certificate. It may be noted that the Hon’ble LG never imposed any condition of requirement of income certificate for availing the scheme. This appears to be a presumption. An easier way out for the government is to allow residents to avail the benefits of the scheme on the basis of self certification. The Government should trust the people and there should not be any need of income certificate.
  6. Further, the Lt. Governor had concurred with the Cabinet decisions to strengthen the health care delivery system for residents of Delhi. While approving, he had made some well intentioned observations in the interest of developing a robust health care system in the city including the need to have a sound mechanism to ensure the quality of diagnostic test/treatments to be provided by empanelled private health institutions, to strengthen the government institutions, etc. If the elected government has a different view, it could have engaged in the consultative exercise as prescribed by rules and matter would have been reconsidered. However, it is unfortunate that again attempt is being made to settle the issues through media.
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