New Schemes Inaugurated in Aurangabad | Bihar | 12 Feb 2025

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Recently, the Chief Minister of Bihar inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 195 schemes in Aurangabad district .

The Chief Minister inaugurated 79 schemes costing Rs 127.43 crore and laid the foundation stone of 116 schemes costing Rs 426.76 crore.
Key Announcements and Infrastructure Developments:
- Medical College in Aurangabad to be established.
- Construction of a sports complex and stadium.
- Greenfield link road from Surya Mandir to SH-101 to be developed.
- Check dam on the Keshar river in Chand Bigha village.
- Riverfront development on the Adri river in Aurangabad town.
- Trauma centre along the national highway to be built.
- Bishunpur canal construction planned.
- Ring road in Deo Nagar Panchayat to be constructed.
Site Visits and Scheme Reviews:
- Visited Bedhani panchayat (Deo block) to inaugurate:
  - Panchayat Bhavan.
  - New model hospital building in Aurangabad Sadar Hospital complex.
  - Bhimrao Ambedkar Residential School (Kushi).
- Reviewed progress of ‘Saat Nischay' schemes.
Distribution of Benefits by the Chief Minister:
- Provided symbolic cheque and key under the Chief Minister Block Transport Scheme.
- Distributed Ayushman Cards to beneficiaries.
- Handed over a symbolic cheque of Rs 2.94 crore as the first installment to 147 selected beneficiaries under the Chief Minister Udyam Yojana (2024-2025).
- Presented symbolic cheques to beneficiaries of the Chief Minister Disabled People Marriage Incentive Grant Scheme.

About:
- PM-JAY is the world’s largest health insurance scheme fully financed by the government.
- Launched in 2018, it offers a sum insured of Rs.5 lakh per family for secondary care and tertiary care.
  - Health Benefit Packages covers surgery, medical and day care treatments, cost of medicines and diagnostics.
Beneficiaries:
- It is an entitlement-based scheme that targets the beneficiaries as identified by latest Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data.
  - The National Health Authority (NHA) has provided flexibility to States/UTs to use non- Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) beneficiary family databases with similar socio-economic profiles for tagging against the leftover (unauthenticated) SECC families.