WHY IN NEWS? Himachal Pradesh: AYUSH Dept launches state wide wellness programme ‘AYUSH Ghar Dwar’. About: In Himachal Pradesh, AYUSH Division launched a state-wide wellness programme ‘AYUSH  Ghar Dwar’ for COVID-19 sufferers, in Solan district. The initiative aims to offer a Holistic Healthcare Strategy by way of AYUSH to make sure not solely bodily but Read More

Active Case Finding (ACF) campaign: Under ACF, approximately 16,000 ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) and Anganwadi workers went door-to-door to collect health information of every individual residing in the State (approximately 70,00,000) after the State-wide curfew was implemented. This data was shared with the Department of Health and individuals who Read More

Under this scheme the State Govt will empower 1.50 lakh rural women by helping them become self-sufficient and get employment under MGNREGS. The scheme envisages strengthening of rural economy by linking Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) under which a woman or her family who owns a land Read More

Under this scheme the Government provides top-up coverage of up to ₹30,000 per senior citizen in the State. This scheme will cover all senior citizens who are the smart card holders of Rashtriya Swasthya  Bima Yojna (RSBY). The age of the candidate has to be more than 60 years. Himachal Read More

Under Ayushman Bharat, families have been selected by the Government of India on the basis of SECC, 2011 and Rastriya Swasthaya Bima Yojana (RSBY). For providing the cashless treatment coverage on the analogy of Ayushman Bharat to the left-out families, the State is implementing Himachal Health Care Scheme (HIMCARE) since Read More

Due to the impact of pandemic covid-19 the economy of the State is expected to have a negative growth of 6.2 percent in the current financial year 2020-21. Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) at Constant prices: Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) at Constant prices (2018-19): ₹ 1,16,570 crore Gross State Read More