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etroviral Treat w immunity, lo rity, poor acces V related social tion even withi will help benefi PLHI infections. A face various education for medical treat persons, affe and their qua
Vs require lif Along with issu vulnerabilities r their children tment. They fa ected with HIV ality of life.
tment (ART) t ow energy leve ss to healthcare l stigma and di in the family. iciaries in impr
to prevent sev els and shorter e facilities, poo scrimination d The scheme sh roving their nu
vere life-threat life expectanc or access to nut diminishes their hall provide fin utritional status
tening opportu cy, these peopl tritional suppo r access to wor nancial assistan s, physical capa
unistic le also ort and rk and nce to acities 1. Eligib
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I. The applica application. Scheme- Rat Water or El Permanent re
ant should hav The applicant tion Card / Ele lectricity Bill esident certifica
ve been resid t shall submit ection Identity / House or L ate / 5 year dom II. The applican Retroviral Th
nt should be on herapy (FIART
n regular Anti T) Centre in Ha III. The applican and documen
nt should have nted in the ART
made the mon T Green Card b me shall be as u
under:-
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on of er the sport / Deed /
ding in Haryan t two valid re Card / Elector Land record d miciliary certif
na for 3 year esidence proof ral role / Pan C documents / L ficate of the hu
rs at the time fs for availing Card / Driving LIC Policy / H usband .
eatment at any of ART / Fac
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4252 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 22, 2021 (PAUS. 1, 1943 SAKA)IV. The applicant should be on regular ART treatment and should have valid certification from the ART/ FIART Centre, where the treatment is going on. This includes possession of Government sanctioned White Card or Green booklet, which is provided to the person upon commencement of the treatment.
V. The income of the applicant from all sources together does not exceed, Rs. 2,00,000/-(Two Lacs) per annum.
VI. In case of HIV Positive Children on ART treatment, the payment of the financial assistance shall be made to his / her parent / guardian with whom child is residing or in case of orphan the payment would be made to the institution where the child is residing.
VII. The financial assistance to the eligible people living with HIV/AIDS will be continued throughout life.
2. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE :-
I. The Financial Assistance to each eligible individual shall be provided @ Rs. 2250/- (Two Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Only) per month or as amended by the Government from time to time.
II. The Financial Assistance shall be provided to each eligible beneficiary irrespective of the number of PLHIVs in the family.
III. The Financial Assistance will be in addition to any other Social Protection Scheme availed by the applicant like widow pension, disability pension or old age Pension etc.
3. PROCEDURE FOR MAKING APPLICATION, SCRUTINY, SANCTION.
I. Application will be submitted to the Nodal Officer/ In charge of ART/FIART Centre. Data Entry, verification of documents & eligibility etc. will be the responsibility of concerned Nodal Officer/ In charge of ART / FIARTC of the concerned district. Related Checklist and Formats will be provided by ART Centres.
II. Role of NIC for maintaining confidentiality of PLHIV and their eligibility conditions.
➢ The confidentiality factor of the HIV patients will be inbuilt in the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system to protect their identity. Nodal Officer / Incharge of ART/FIART Centre will provide the necessary input to the Financial Assistance / Pension portal operated by NIC on behalf of Haryana AIDS Control Society. A Committee comprising of Nodal Officer / Incharge of ART / FIART centre, Accounts Person and Counsellor will give the approval to beneficiary after verification of all eligibility conditions. After getting approval from the Committee, the data of beneficiaries will be shared to the concerned Civil Surgeon. NIC will provide login / password to concerned Civil Surgeon, where PLHIV resides.
➢ The Committee comprising of Nodal Person/Incharge, Account person and Counselor at ART/FIART Centres shall be provided Survival Certificate i.e beneficiary is alive and receiving regular treatment on Quarterly basis.
4. MODE OF PAYMENT :-
I. Financial Assistance will be transferred into the bank account of beneficiary through Direct Bank Transfer as per Eligibility Criteria mentioned above. PLHIVs will give the bank detail and Aadhar Card number in prescribed format (Available at ART) for the purpose of DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) to concerned ART/ FIART Center where PLHIVs getting treatment.
II. This Financial Assistance Scheme will be linked to the regular treatment on monthly basis. The ART / FIART centre will inform the details of eligible PLHIVs that had been taking regular treatment during the preceding month to the respective district Civil Surgeon by 5th of every month. Thereafter, concerned Civil Surgeon will release Financial Assistance to the beneficiaries of his/her district by 10th of every month and report of same will be shared to Project Director, HSACS by 15th of every month in prescribed format. If ART/FIART centre gives medicine more than one month to the beneficiary, the same will be intimated to the concerned Civil Surgeon and accordingly Financial Assistance will be released.
III. On the basis of numbers of beneficiaries, the budget allocation would be made.
IV. All the transaction of funds will be done through bank transfer. In case of a child Financial Assistance / Pension shall be disbursed in the joint account of child & parent or guardian or Institution.
HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), DEC. 22, 2021 (PAUS. 1, 1943 SAKA) 42535. STOPPAGE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:-
i. Financial assistance shall be provided for the entire life of the applicant. However, Nodal Officer/Incharge of ART/FIARTCs will have the right of stop payment of allowance, if any stage it is found that it was sanctioned on a mistaken ground or false information or the condition for which the Financial Assistance was granted no longer exists.
ii. Financial assistance shall cease to be payable on the death of a beneficiary.
iii. In case financial assistance is sanctioned on the basis of wrong information given by the applicant in his/her application form, the amount given would be recovered as arrears of land revenue and the beneficiaries shall be liable for prosecution.
6. CHANGE OF ADDRESS :-
It shall be obligatory on a PLHIVs to intimate any change of address to Nodal Officer /Incharge of ART / FIARTCs.
7. The Project Director, Haryana State AIDS Control Society will be overall Incharge of this Scheme and Competent Authority to issue necessary instructions from time to time for its proper implementation.
8. This issues with the approval of competent authority & concurrence of Finance Department conveyed vide their U.O no. 01/82/2019-3FG-11/21837 dated 20.08.2019 and comes into force with immediate effect.
9. This Scheme will be applicable throughout the State of Haryana.
RAJEEV ARORA, Additional Chief Secretary to Government Haryana, Health Department.
9429—C.S.—H.G.P. Pkl.