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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.
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5.
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.
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