<p>Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday announced a monthly pension of Rs 10,000 for the Padma awardees from the state.</p>.<p>Besides the monthly pension, the chief minister has also announced a free travel facility in the 'Volvo bus' service of the state government for Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awardees from Haryana.</p>.<p>The chief minister made this announcement during his visit to Karnal, an official statement said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/cm-khattar-launches-community-policing-outreach-programme-haryana-uday-1220725.html" target="_blank">CM Khattar launches community policing, outreach programme 'Haryana Uday'</a></strong></p>.<p>Meanwhile, Khattar said the government has formulated various welfare policies to make life easier for the people of the state.</p>.<p>"People are getting direct benefits from the schemes in our government. Now the assistance amount (under various schemes) goes directly to the beneficiary's account," he said.</p>.<p>The chief minister said that the state government is giving the benefit of health insurance up to Rs 5 lakh to families with an annual income of up to Rs 1.80 lakh.</p>.<p>“The government is also considering including the families in this scheme whose annual income is also between Rs 1.80 lakh and Rs 3 lakh by taking some premium amount to give them a benefit of up to Rs 5 lakh,” he added.</p>.<p>Khattar said after the implementation of the family ID card scheme -- Parivar Pehchan Patra -- 12.5 lakh new Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards have been made in the state.</p>.<p>People have appreciated the merit-based job system started by the present government and it has brought transparency against the 'parchi-kharchi' (favouritism-bribe) system which prevailed earlier, he said.</p>
<p>Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday announced a monthly pension of Rs 10,000 for the Padma awardees from the state.</p>.<p>Besides the monthly pension, the chief minister has also announced a free travel facility in the 'Volvo bus' service of the state government for Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awardees from Haryana.</p>.<p>The chief minister made this announcement during his visit to Karnal, an official statement said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/cm-khattar-launches-community-policing-outreach-programme-haryana-uday-1220725.html" target="_blank">CM Khattar launches community policing, outreach programme 'Haryana Uday'</a></strong></p>.<p>Meanwhile, Khattar said the government has formulated various welfare policies to make life easier for the people of the state.</p>.<p>"People are getting direct benefits from the schemes in our government. Now the assistance amount (under various schemes) goes directly to the beneficiary's account," he said.</p>.<p>The chief minister said that the state government is giving the benefit of health insurance up to Rs 5 lakh to families with an annual income of up to Rs 1.80 lakh.</p>.<p>“The government is also considering including the families in this scheme whose annual income is also between Rs 1.80 lakh and Rs 3 lakh by taking some premium amount to give them a benefit of up to Rs 5 lakh,” he added.</p>.<p>Khattar said after the implementation of the family ID card scheme -- Parivar Pehchan Patra -- 12.5 lakh new Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards have been made in the state.</p>.<p>People have appreciated the merit-based job system started by the present government and it has brought transparency against the 'parchi-kharchi' (favouritism-bribe) system which prevailed earlier, he said.</p>