Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on the eve of I-day announced a slew of incentives for the people of the state, including :

Health sector :

• The Ayushman Bharat-Haryana health protection scheme will be launched on pilot basis in 25 government hospitals, including one main government hospital each in 22 districts, the ESI Hospital in Faridabad, the PGIMS in Rohtak and the Kalpana Chawla Medical College in Karnal.
• Under this scheme, 15.5 lakh eligible families would get free medical treatment facilities of up to Rs 5 lakh.Any member of such families would get free treatment facility in any of these 25 hospitals from 15 August 2018 onwards.

Power Sector :

• Mahra Gaon Jagmag Gaon scheme : In this scheme 507 more villages in the state would get 24-hour electricity supply. These include villages of Hisar, Bhiwani, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Yamunanagar, Karnal, Rewari, Palwal and Mahendergarh disricts.
• With this, the number of villages getting 24-hour power supply goes up to 2,887 from 2,380.All villages of Panchkula, Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Fatehabad and Sirsa districts were already getting 24-hour power supply.

Initiatives for dependents of deceased freedom fighters and security personals :

• Dependents of security personnel killed in the line of duty would be given government jobs in Group B category based on educational qualifications.
• Government jobs had so far been provided to the 221 dependents of martyrs in various government departments.
• Till now, government jobs in Groups C and D were provided. However, now the dependents of martyrs would also be given Group B jobs on the basis of their educational qualification.

Some more social schemes :

• Rohnat Freedom Trust would be set up to work towards uprooting malnutrition, diseases and unemployment from Rohnat village of Bhiwani district.
• CM announced that government employees would no longer be required to take No Objection Certifications (NOCs) from their head of departments before applying for higher posts in other departments.
• From October 2, every household in the state would have a gas cylinder, and from November 1, the social security pension, including old-age allowance, widow pension and pension to physically challenged persons, would be increased from Rs 1,800 to Rs 2,000 per month.

On last note CM said, Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal as the lifeline of Haryana and govt is committed to get the legitimate share of the Ravi-Beas waters.