Lok Sabha Debates Regarding Swavalamban Scheme Meant For Differently Abled Persons. on 31 July, 2018 Sixteenth Loksabha an> Title: Regarding Swavalamban Scheme meant for differently abled persons. SHRI ANTO ANTONY (PATHANAMTHITTA): Madam, I would like to request the Government to restart the Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme which was launched to provide affordable health insurance for persons with disabilities. The Trust Fund for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities under the Department of Empowerment of People with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in collaboration with the New India Assurance Company Limited initiated this Scheme in 2015. The Scheme of medical assistance up to Rs. 2,00,000 (Rupees two lakh) per annum for persons with disabilities, their spouses and up to two kids. Those persons with disabilities, whose family income was less than Rs. 3,00,000/ per annum, were eligible to subscribe to this Scheme. According to the Memorandum of Understanding which was signed between the Trust Fund for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and the New India Assurance Company on 21st September, 2015, the Government would bear 90 per cent of the premium and the rest of the 10 per cent of the amount would be collected from policyholder of the Scheme. Thereafter, the Government officially launched the Scheme with much fanfare and publicity. The New India Assurance Company started to enrol people in the Scheme. However, it is learnt that the Government has stopped the payment of the assured premium, as a result, the Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme has become nonfunctional for the last several months and the subscribers are not getting the financial assistance under the Scheme. It is a fact that most of the policyholders of the Swavlamban Health Scheme are still unaware of the roll back of the Scheme. They get this information only after they get admitted to hospitals. They virtually are on the verge of collapse since the policyholders under this Scheme are financially weak and seek medical assistance with a firm believe that their hospital expenses would be covered by this Scheme. Therefore, the unilateral withdrawal of the Government from the Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme comes as a blow to the disabled people with a weak economic background. This is an injustice to them. Therefore, I request the Government to kindly restart the Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme. Thank you. माननीयअध्यक्ष : श्रीपी.के.बिजू, श्रीइन्नोसेन्ट, डॉ. ए.सम्पत, श्रीएम.बी.राजेश, डॉ.कुलमणिसामल, श्रीरवीन्द्रकुमारजेनाऔर एडवोकेटजोएसजॉर्जकोश्रीएंटोएन्टोनीद्वाराउठाएगएविषयकेसाथसंबद्धकरनेकीअनुमतिप्रदानकीजातीहै। …( व्यवधान) माननीयअध्यक्ष: श्रीराहुलकस्वां, उपस्थितनहीं। *t15 Title: Regarding electricity from Kudankulam Power Plant to Tamil Nadu. SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM (KANCHEEPURAM): Madam, the growth of a country depends on the availability of energy as it is the very vital source for financial growth. Knowing this, our most honourable leader, Amma, had announced an amount of Rs. 80 crore for upgrading and modernising Kodayar Hydel Power Station and urged the Prime Minister to speed up the process of Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Project in my Parliamentary constituency, Kancheepuram. Tamil Nadu will get nonstop power supply as Cheyyur Power Project will generate 4000 megawatt of power. For every two months, free power for textile sector and free electricity to farmers form part of the people welfare schemes announced by honourable Amma. The Central Government had announced that Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Project will be included in 201722 Electricity Plan but till date, there is delay of this project. Hence, I request the Central Government and the Ministry of Power to sanction funds for the power projects in Tamil Nadu and also to allocate funds for the power generated in Kudankulam Power Plant to Tamil Nadu. माननीयअध्यक्ष: श्रीपीआरसुन्दरम, डॉजेजयवर्धनऔर श्रीमतीवीसत्यबामाकोश्रीमतीके.मरगथमद्वाराउठाएगएविषयकेसाथसंबद्धकरनेकीअनुमतिप्रदानकीजातीहै। *t26 Title: Regarding pension to Navodaya Vidyalaya employees. श्रीलखनलालसाहू (बिलासपुर):आदरणीयअध्यक्षजी,सन 1985 से मानवसंसाधनविकासमंत्रालयद्वारानवोदयविद्यालयकासंचालनशुरूहुआ।आजदेशमेंलगभग 600 से ऊपरनवोदयविद्यालयसंचालितहोरहाहै।आजदेशमें ..(व्यवधान)ग्रामीणक्षेत्रकेएकलाखसेऊपरऔरपन्द्रहलाखसेज्यादादेशकेविभिन्नहिस्सोंमेंकामकररहेहैं,जिसम