In exercise of the powers conferred by the
proviso to Article 154 of the Constitution the Governor is pleased to make the
following rules for its application in the State of Uttar Pradesh. PART I (1)
These
rules may be called the Uttar Pradesh Rani Lakshmi Bai Mahila Samman Kosh
Rules, 2015. (2)
They
shall come into force at once. (i)
"Mission"
means Uttar Pradesh State Women's Empowerment Mission, as in G.O. No.
02/sixty-3-15-13(11)/14, dated January 7, 2015. (ii)
'State
Monitoring Committee' means the Monitoring Committee chaired by the Chief
Secretary under the Mission as in G.O. No. 21/sixty-3-15-13(11)/14, dated
January 7, 2015. (iii)
'Constitution'
means the Constitution of India. (iv)
'District
Steering Committee' means the Committee under the Chairmanship of the District
Magistrate, established under the Mission as in G.O. No.
82/sixty-3-15-13(5)/15, dated January 16, 2015. (v)
'Fund'
means Uttar Pradesh Rani Lakshmi Bai Mahila Samman Kosh. (vi)
'Government'
means the State Government of Uttar Pradesh. (vii)
'District'
means the District of Permanent or Temporary residence or place of occurrence. (viii)
'Secretariat'
means office established to support the State Monitoring Committee in carrying
out activities of the Mission as in G.O. No. 82/sixty-3-15-13(5)/15, dated
January 16, 2015. (ix)
'Fund
Management Unit (FMU)' means the division of the Secretariat of the State
Monitoring Committee of the Mission, supported from the State Budget, set up
for operation and maintenance of the Fund and monitoring of activities therein. (x)
'Competent
Authority' means the State Monitoring Committee chaired by Chief Secretary
under the Mission. PART 2 (a)
Fund
includes the amount received from State/Central Government, Government
undertakings, individuals and other organisations as Grant-in-aid/donations. (b)
The
Fund, in principle, will operate with State Government contribution of Rs. 100
crores through budgetary support, which shall be maintained at that level and
increased, as and when required, in a financial year. The Fund shall be utilised for the following
objectives: (a)
It
will ensure monetary and medical relief to women/girl child who are victims of
heinous crime, and therefore require immediate relief. This Fund is also to be
used for the maintenance, education and reconstructive health of such victims
as well as well as maintenance and education of minor children of such victims,
if the situation warrants. The list of instances where monetary compensations
and other reliefs will be available and procedures therein, is at Annexure 1. (b)
To
provide assistance for women/girl child who may not be direct victims of
violence but require critical medical and educational assistance because of
their vulnerable economic situation. The eligibility category for such
assistance and procedures therein, are in Annexure 2. (c)
Public
contributions to the Fund can either be utilised towards a specific activity in
a specific district, as desired by the contributor, or as a general
contribution to the Fund. Projects related to the welfare of women and girl
child, for which specific/targeted contributions can be made by the Public, are
listed at Annexure 3. Activities for which specific contributions have been
made, will be monitored activity wise. (d)
State
Government contributions as well as any other contributions made to the Fund
would be utilised for the activities listed in Annexures 1, 2 and 3. (a)
Government
contributions to the Fund will be provided by the Government under Head of
Account"2235-02-103-10-Uttar Pradesh Mahila Samman Kosh-42-Anya
Vyay", which is a non-interest bearing Head. (b)
Public
contributions will be kept in the Government Account of State Bank of India,
Jawahar Bhawan Branch, Lucknow. Public Contributions can be made online, in the
name of Uttar Pradesh Rani Lakshmi Bai Mahila Samman Kosh, through Net
Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card. It can also be made through Demand Draft/Cheque
drawn in the name of Uttar Pradesh Rani Lakshmi Bai Mahila Samman Kosh, payable
at State Bank of India, Jawahar Bhawan Branch, Lucknow. Demand Draft/Cheque can
be deposited in any branch of State Bank of India, for onward transfer to the
said account. (c)
Public
contributions would be eligible for Income Tax Exemption under relevant
provisions of Income Tax Act after due approval as per procedures. (d)
Fund
accounts will be maintained as per prescribed State Government rules. PART 3 ROLE AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS (a)
The
State Monitoring Committee chaired by Chief Secretary, will be the Competent
Authority at the State Level to supervise, manage the Fund and monitor the activities
therein. It will report the same to the State Women's Empowerment Mission
headed by the Chief Minister. (b)
State
Monitoring Committee will be empowered to take policy level decisions,
including the amendment of existing rules with the approval of the Mission and
to give specific directions to the District Steering Committees, on sanctioning
of monetary, medical and other reliefs from the Fund, and approval of projects
based on the recommendations received from the District Monitoring Committees,
as is required. (c)
The
State Monitoring Committee is authorised to receive and consider the audited
statement of accounts of the Fund and place it before the Mission for
consideration and approval. Structure and functions: (a)
The
Fund Management Unit (FMU) at Lucknow, under supervision of Principal
Secretary, Department of Woman's Welfare, will be a Division of the Secretariat
of the State Monitoring Committee chaired by Chief Secretary and will function
under the Chief Secretary on all matters related to the operation of the Fund. (b)
FMU
will include the following: (i)
Special
Secretary/Joint Secretary from Department of Women's Welfare or on transfer of
service basis. (ii)
One
senior Finance Advisor on transfer of service basis (from Finance Department not
less than the rank of Additional Director Treasuries/Pension/Internal
Audit/Group Insurances), persons who have experience in budgeting and
accounting. (iii) Two Reviewing
Officers on transfer of service basis (Cash/Accounts/IRLA Section of
Secretariat) to maintain the permanent records of accounts and audit. (iv) Two Programmers, on
contractual basis. (v)
Two
Assistant Programmers on contractual basis. (vi) Two Data Entry
Operators on contractual basis. (vii) Three Supporting
Staff (Group 'D') to be provided by service provider agency. (viii) Two drivers to be
provided by service provider agency. (ix) The technical support
for the FMU, as in (iv), (v) and (vi) above, and training thereon, will be
provided by NIC for computer based 'online working', Networking and Security of
Data. (x)
Hiring
of contractual staff, for the FMU, as in (iv), (v) and (vi) above, will be
through UPDESCO, of Department of IT. This would be done in consultation with
NIC, to ensure quality of manpower. (xi) The supporting staff
mentioned in (vii) and (viii) above will be provided by any service provider
agency. (xii) The Servers of the
Fund would be deployed in the State Data Centre/NIC Data Centre, depending on
availability. (xiii) The Hardware for the
FMU and the Data Centre, Lucknow would be procured by UPDESCO in consultation
with NIC for specifications. (c)
The
online system of contributions to the Fund and payments thereof, would be
monitored by the FMU and operated through a designated signatory authorised by
the Competent Authority. (d)
The
District Steering Committee will raise digitally signed demand, through the
designated signatory, with the FMU, along with the details like name of
beneficiary, purpose of fund release, bank account of the beneficiary along
with IFSC Code of the Bank etc. (e)
On
receipt of demand, the authorised DDO of the FMU, after due approval, will
prepare a Treasury Bill and submit to the Nodal Treasury for payment into the
beneficiary's account/hospital's account/educational institution's account as
is required. Jawahar Bhawan, Lucknow Treasury will be the Nodal Treasury for
the Fund. (f)
District
Technical Units (DTUs), consisting of two Computer Operator each, will be
established in each district, to assist the District Steering Committee, in
running the online portal of the Fund and coordinating with all related
Departments in the field like Police, Medical Health, Medical Education, Social
Welfare and the District Probation Office. (g)
The
District Magistrate, as Chairman of the District Steering Committee, is
authorised to procure hardware for the DTU, on the given specifications of NIC. (h)
Hiring
of contractual staff, for the DTU, as in 'f' above, will be through UPDESCO,
Department of IT. This would be done in consultation with NIC, to ensure
quality of manpower. NIC would also impart training to the hired personnel from
time to time, to ensure smooth and efficient running of the portal. (i)
Budgetary
support for the FMU (including servers in the Data Centre at Lucknow) and the
District Technical Units in all the districts, including initial establishment
cost and annual recurring cost for the same (office expenditure and salaries),
would be provided by the State Government. (a)
NIC
will develop and maintain a comprehensive web based user-friendly Software for
facilitating and monitoring receipts and expenditure as well as other related
activities under the Fund through this system, integrating it with the Raj Kosh
E-Portal System of the Finance Department and the Public Finance Management
System (PFMS) at the back office. The online portal of the Fund would be linked
to the Database of all related departments. (b)
The
web based system will ensure enhanced transparency in the working and flow of
the Fund. NIC would ensure that the front office portal of the website would be
accessible to the public, to access the status of activities of the Fund for
which they have made contributions. The web portal will provide effective and
seamless interface for the public through Internet, on 24x7 basis to access the
status of funds transferred/utilised. (c)
The
Software will also have features to generate utility and Audit Reports of all
the transactions of funds under this Fund in an effective and transparent
manner. (d)
Nodal
Officers shall be nominated from each concerned department who will coordinate
with the NIC in functioning of the web portal. (a)
Sanctioning
and monitoring of reliefs to beneficiaries from the Fund, as in Annexures 1 and
2 and seeking approval of the State Monitoring Committee wherever required. (b)
A
hard copy of all proposals received by the District Steering Committee will be
downloaded from the portal and, after approval, signed by the concerned
Departmental Head and the District Magistrate and only thereafter the
designated signatory, on behalf of the District Steering Committee, will
digitally sign the proposals received for granting reliefs, for onward
submission to FMU. (c)
With
approval of State Monitoring Committee, undertaking execution of projects, as
required, under Annexure 3, including preparation of project reports, through
concerned departments as well as ensuring timely completion of projects without
cost over runs. (a)
The
District Steering Committee is the sanctioning authority for reliefs from the
Fund which are mentioned in Annexures 1 and 2, up to a limit of Rs. 10 lakhs
only. For reliefs amounting to more than Rs. 10 lakhs, the recommendations
would be submitted online, for approval of the State Monitoring Committee. (b)
The
Sanctioning Authority for projects listed in Annexure 3 is the State Monitoring
Committee. PART 4 INTERFACES ON THE
PORTAL FOR DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS AS DEFINED IN ANNEXURES 1, 2 AND 3 OF FUND RULES (1)
Digital
signatures are mandatory for authentication of documents being processed. (2)
The
District Probation Officers, being the Member Secretary of the District
Steering Committee, or any Officer not less than the rank of Deputy Collector
whom the District Magistrate authorises for the purpose, would be the
Designated Signatory of the District Steering Committee, to digitally sign the
records for online submission to the FMU. (3)
To
perform various activities as defined in Fund Rules, Authorised Officers of
Police, Medical Department and authorised members of State and District Committees
will be assigned login and password to access the Web Portal through internet. (4)
Data
entry of the details of the beneficiary/victim, contributions made to the Fund,
and expenditure therein, will be done through the Web Portal. The Department of
Medical Health and Medical Education will assign a computer operator
exclusively for the purpose of assistance to the Authorised Medical Officer,
who will be trained by the NIC to operate the Web Portal. (5)
The
web portal will provide interface for each stakeholder as well as for the
general public. (6)
The
FMU and DTUs will assist the State Monitoring Committee and the District
Steering Committees respectively in operating the online Web Portal and
processing of recommendations received. For funding under Annexure 1, no application
is required to be made. (a)
Process
for payment of compensation: (1)
Authorised
District Police Officer will feed online the FIR and other details of the
Victim and digitally sign the record. (2)
Such
signed record will then be automatically displayed, both in the inbox of the
Designated Signatory of the District Steering Committee, as well as in the
inbox of the Authorised Medical Officer. (3)
The
Authorised Medical Officer will then feed the medical report online and
digitally sign the record. Such completed record will be forwarded online to
the District Steering Committee for approval. (4)
The
Designated Signatory will obtain the approval of the Chairman of the District
Steering Committee in the prescribed format, downloadable from the website,
along with signatures of the District Superintendent of Police. (5)
The
same would be scanned, uploaded on the website and forwarded with the
recommendation for payment, under the digital signatures of the Designated
Signatory, to the FMU. (6)
On
the basis of records recommended by the District Steering Committee, the demand
will be generated through web portal by FMU. Accordingly, the fund will be
transferred through PFMS system directly to the account of the beneficiaries,
information of which would also be given to the District Steering Committee and
S.P. of the district. (b)
Process
for availing of medical facilities: (1)
Victims
of violence (as per Part A list in Annexure 1) may approach any Government
Hospital/Government Medical College/State Medical Autonomous bodies/State
Medical Universities for initial treatment. To facilitate such treatment,
wherever investigations are not available in the Government
Hospitals/Government Medical Colleges but available in the Private Sector,
procedures laid down in Annexure 1 will be followed. (2)
Referral
medical treatment, if required, can only be availed on specific recommendation
of treating Doctor, certified by Chief Medical Superintendent of District
Hospital/Medical Superintendent of Government Medical College/Institution. (3)
If
a beneficiary is required to be treated at any identified Government Referral
Hospital (as in Annexure 1)/accredited Private Hospital under these rules, then
the details of the Referral Form, containing clear recommendation regarding
requirement of such treatment, will be entered in the Web Portal by the
Authorised Medical Officer of the District Hospital/District Medical College
(format of Referral Form for Annexure 1, will be issued by the Department of
Medical Health/Medical Education). A copy of Referral Form will be given to the
beneficiary to facilitate identification. (4)
The
digitally signed medical report along with the Referral Form, will be displayed
in the inbox of the Referral Hospital/Institution, along with details of the
beneficiary. (5)
When
the beneficiary approaches the Referral Centre, the copy of Referral Form
should be produced for easy identification. (6)
To
ensure cashless treatment to the beneficiary, the Referral Centre would raise a
bill in her name for those medical treatments which are not available free in
the Centre, on the basis of the treatment given to her. (7)
The
Authorised Medical Officer of the Referral Centre will digitally sign the
medical reports of the beneficiary and forward it online to the FMU. (8)
On
receipt of records from Referral Hospital, the demand will be generated through
Web Portal by FMU. Accordingly, the fund will be transferred through PFMS
system directly to the account of the Referral Hospitals. (9)
Alternatively,
as cashless treatment is to be provided to the beneficiaries, Imprest Money, if
required, would be provided, on the basis of specific requirement raised by the
Department of Medical Health and Department of Medical Education. (10)
In
such case, the details of beneficiaries treated and the expenditure against
treatment of each would be mandatorily displayed in the Fund Web Portal, by the
Referral Centre. (11)
Detailed
procedures for payment would be drawn up by Department of Women's Welfare, in
consultation with Department of Medical Health and Department of Medical
Education. (12)
The
responsibility of submitting the names of Authorised Medical Officers, for each
identified Referral Medical Institution/Hospital/Medical College, as well as
the District Government Hospitals and their contact details will lie with the
Department of Medical Health and the Department of Medical Education. This
information is essential to provide login and digital signatures for Authorised
Medical Officers to enable their access to the Web Portal of the Fund. (c)
Process
for availing of educational facilities: (1)
In
case the victims/minor children of victims require educational assistance,
which is not available free under any Government programme, online application
would be made to the District Steering Committee, which upon satisfaction of
the genuineness of the case, will recommend the case to the FMU, in prescribed
format, for payment of the required assistance. Accordingly, the demand will be
generated through Web Portal by FMU and the fund will be transferred through
PFMS system directly to the account of the Educational Institutions. For funding related to Annexure 2, eligible
persons under this category may avail of Medical/Educational Assistance from
the Fund with ID proof, bearing photograph, of being a social pensioner/any
other approved category. (a)
Process
for availing of medical facilities the process: To avail of the facilities, the
beneficiary would first show the ID proof, bearing photograph, of being a
social pensioner/any other approved category, at the time of registration in
the registration counter of the hospital. The rest of the process would be the
same as in 12-b above. (b)
Process
for availing of educational facilities: Applications will be made online in
prescribed format in instances where beneficiaries require educational
assistance, which is not available free under any Government programme. Process
will be the same as in '12-c' above. Under Annexure 3, Process Flow for
facilitating public contributions is as in Para 5(b) above. Public
contributions made to the Fund can be spent only with the authorization of the
State Monitoring Committee and Procedures drawn by it. The State Monitoring Committee is authorised
to review and amend the procedures in 11 to 14 above. PART 5 Three per cent of the Fund would be reserved
for funding innovative activities/projects in the field of social, economic and
educational empowerment of women/ girl child. State Monitoring Committee would
be the Sanctioning Authority for the purpose. (a)
State
Level awards would be given to selected individuals, governmental and
non-governmental stakeholders for their extraordinary support and efforts
towards the empowerment of women and girl child. The criteria for conferring of
State Level awards would be drawn up by the State Monitoring Committee with the
approval of the Chairman of the Mission. (b)
Half
per cent of the Fund would be reserved for IEC activities related to the Fund. (a)
The
ownership of movable and immovable properties of the Fund will vest in the
State Government. (b)
The
Chairman of the State Monitoring Committee shall approve the nomination of the
person, as the Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO) who would be authorised to
operate the Fund and maintain the account on behalf of the Committee. (c)
The
Fund will be audited annually by the Office of Accountant General, Allahabad.
Directorate of Internal Audit under Finance Department would also facilitate
the Audit. The Audit Report will be submitted to the Mission. (d)
The
Audit Report will be placed on the designated website for public scrutiny, to
ensure transparency. (a)
The
Fund shall be dissolved at any special meeting of the State Monitoring
Committee, convened for the purpose, with the approval of the Mission. (b)
On
dissolution of the Fund, the allocation of balances in Fund will be decided to
clear the liabilities first and if any balance is left in the account; it will
be deposited in Government treasury as miscellaneous receipts. (a)
The
details of funds and its documents will be fully computerized and made
available for public scrutiny on the designated portal to ensure complete
transparency. (b)
All
the details of the Fund may be obtained as per provisions of Right to
Information Act, 2005. (c)
The
above rules can be modified/altered, as and when required with the approval of
Chief Minister. Facilities provided
under the fund for victims of crimes against women A.
Provision
of monetary compensation for victims Sl.
No. Section
of IPC/Special Act Punishment
provided To
whom compensation is payable Amount
of compensation Stages
of payment Prerequisites
for payment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 326-A
(Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid) Not
less than 10 years 1.
Victim 2.
Children else, parents, in the event of death of the victim 1.
Rs. 3,00,000.00 [In cases of bum injury between 10% to 30% or in cases of 2%
and above burn over face or in case of eye involvement (upper eyelid, lower
eyelid, cornea and/or conjunctiva.)] 1.
Rs. 1,00,000.00 to paid within 15 days 2.
Balance amount (as the case may be) within 3 months. FIR,
Injury Report (giving details of burn injuries) for payment of both
instalments. 2.
Rs. 5,00,000.00 [In cases of disfigurement of face along with 2% and above
burn over face or in case of functional impairment of eye, ear, nose and
mouth or bum injury exceeding 30%)] 3.
Rs. 10,00,000.00 (In cases of death due to acid attack) Post
Mortem Report 2 304-B (Dowry
death) Not
less than 7 years Children
of victim Rs.
3,00,000.00 On
filing of Charge-sheet in court FIR,
Post Mortem Report and Charge-sheet 3. 376-A
(Rape resulting in death or permanent vegetative state of victim) Not
less than 20 years 1.
Victim 2.
Children, else parents of victim in the event of death of the victim Rs.
10,00,000.00 1.
Rs. 3,00,000.00 within 15 days of Medical Report indicating vegetative state
of victim or post mortem report as the case may be, as first instalment 2.
Balance amount of Rs. 7,00,000.00 within 3 months. 1.
FIR and (Injury Report indicating penetrative sexual assault and Medical
Report indicating vegetative state of victim or Post Mortem Report as the
case may be) 4. 376-C
(Sexual Intercourse by a person in authority) Not
less than 5 years Victim Rs.
3,00,000.00 One
stage On filing of charge-sheet in court FIR
and, Charge-sheet supported by medical Report 5. 376-D
(Gang rape) Not
less than 20 years Victim Rs.
7,00,000.00 1.
Rs. 1,00,000 to be paid within 15 days 2.
Balance within 1 month of charge-sheet. FIR
and (injury report or medical examination report indicating penetrative
sexual assault) for payment of first instalments And second after
charge-sheet. 6. Section
4, POCSO (Penetrative Sexual assault) Not
less than 7 years Victim Rs.
3,00,000.00 1.
Rs. 1,00,000.00 within 15 days as first instalment. 2.
Balance amount of Rs. 2,00,000.00 within 1 month of charge-sheet. FIR,
Injury report Indicating penetrative sexual assault and Charge-sheet. 7. Section
6, POCSO (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) Not
less than 10 years Victim Rs.
3,00,000.00 1.
Rs. 1,00,000.00 within 15 days as first instalment. 2.
Balance amount of Rs. 2,00,000.00 FIR,
Injury report Indicating penetrative sexual assault and Charge-sheet. within
1 month of charge-sheet. 8. Section
14, POCSO (Using child for) pornographic purposes) up
to 5 years Victim Rs.
1,00,000.00 One
stage-on filing of Charge-sheet in Court FIR
and Charge-sheet 9. (Section
4 or Section 6 of POCSO) read with Section 302 IPC (Sexual Assault with death
of the minor) Parents
of the victim Rs.
10,00,000.00 One
stage-on filing of Charge-sheet in Court FIR,
Postmortem report indicating penetrative sexual assault, Charge-sheet Monetary compensation, interim or final,
given under SC/ST Act, or POCSO Act or any other law/rules for time being in
force, by order of the court or any commission, for cases registered, as in
Serial Nos. 1 to 9 above, shall be adjustable with the compensation payable
under these rules. Information on monetary compensation, paid under these
rules, would be mandatorily given to the District Legal Service Authority,
State Legal Service Authority and the same shall be mandatorily intimated to the
concerned court by the District Police. Every district would designate an Additional
SP Rank Officer as the authorised designated officer for the Fund. The centralised Police web server would be
linked to the online tracking system of Fund web portal. B.
Provision of medical facilities for victims. (1)
To
provide cashless emergency, follow-up and other such essential treatment
(including reconstructive procedures) for victims at all State Government
Health Care Institutions and Hospitals including autonomous bodies in the State
of Uttar Pradesh. These arc as under: First level treatment: (i)
State
Government Hospitals, CHCs/PHCs, and other medical units under Provincial
Medical Health Services. (ii)
Government
Medical Colleges in Uttar Pradesh (Agra, Allahabad, Azamgarh, Gorakhpur,
Kanpur, Kannauj, Jalaun, Jhansi, Meerut, Saharanpur). Referral Medical Institutions: (i)
Autonomous
bodies/university of the State of Uttar Pradesh: JK Cancer Institute Kanpur,
LPS Cardiology Institute Kanpur, SGPGIMS Lucknow, RMLIMS Lucknow, UPRIMS &
R Saifai, and KGMU Lucknow. (ii)
Other
centres: AMU Aligarh, BHU Varanasi (after accreditation of these institutions
by the Department of Medical Education). (2)
To
provide monetary support for such treatment (as is essential for the full and
complete recovery of the victim) that is not available in the institutes in the
state sector but may be available in other Government Institutes or leading
duly accredited private sector hospitals anywhere in the country. (3)
Services
covered under the Fund: All types of investigations (including imaging and
laboratory diagnostic procedures), and emergency follow-up and other essential
treatment procedures (including reconstructive procedures undertaken at
subsequent dates and psychological treatment), and referral treatment as is
required for the victim, which is not available free of cost in the Government
Institutions, will be covered under this Fund. Investigations not available in the
Government Hospitals/Institutions but available in the private sector will be
covered, subject to the certification by the concerned CMO/CMS that these
investigation(s) arc essential for the immediate or complete treatment of the
victim and are not available in the District Government Hospital/Government
Medical College. The District Steering Committee would
accredite not more than two Diagnostic Centres in the district, as per the
quality norms of the Department of Medical Health for the purpose of these
rules. Such accredited centres would maintain a register (whose format would be
prescribed by Department of Medical Health) containing information regarding
names of beneficiaries who undergo tests/investigations, as prescribed by the
CMO/CMS, in the Centre and other necessary details. The Centre would submit
bills in prescribed format, to the Authorised Medical Officer, for online
submission to District Steering Committee. On recommendation of the same to the
FMU, online payment would be done, directly into the account of the concerned
Diagnostic Centre. Pay-out rates for such investigations will not exceed
SGPGIMS/CGHS rates. Referral treatment would cover cost of actual
medical treatment, cost of investigations and medication, if not available free
of cost in the Referral Centre. (4)
Procedures:
Procedures would be as laid down in the rules. All District Medical hospitals/Medical
Colleges and identified Referral Medical Institutions would be linked to the
online tracking system of the web portal of the Fund. The Medical Health and
Medical Education Department would ensure availability of Data Entry Operators,
Computer Hardware/Consumables, Internet connections and providing the necessary
budgetary support, for the same. Every Government Sector Hospitals/Medical
Colleges/Referral Institution shall designate an Authorized Medical Officer who
would be in charge of uploading of data/medical reports, as is required under
the rules. Preferably treatment packages and protocols
should be well defined, in order to facilitate quick treatment, avoiding the
necessity of having to certify each treatment/test carried out. For accreditation of private
Hospitals/Institutions into the scheme, including mode of payment of treatment
cost from the Fund, procedures would be drawn up by the Medical Health and
Medical Education Department Pay-out rates for such treatment will not exceed
SGPGIMS/CGHS rates. (A)
Eligibility:
All women pensioners covered under Social Pension Schemes sponsored by
Government of India and/or State Government (all social pension beneficiary
accounts arc already computerised). Minor girl child/children of above category
of beneficiaries. Women residing in Government homes, who arc
not pension holders, neither BPL Card holders, but who are
"Niraashrith". For this category the District Probation Officer of
the Department of Women's Welfare would issue a certificate in prescribed
format (procedure for this would be issued by WCD). Girl child inmates of
Government/Non-Government run children homes/special homes/after care homes/
observation homes established under the JJ Act. For this category the District
Probation Officer of the Department of Women's Welfare would issue a
certificate in prescribed format. (Procedure for this would be issued by the
Department of Women's Welfare). Any other category as decided by the State
Monitoring Committee. (B)
Provision
of Medical facilities for above category of beneficiaries: (1)
To
provide cashless treatment (including reconstructive procedures), as is necessary,
for beneficiaries of above categories, addressing healthcare issues which
adversely impact their socioeconomic empowerment. Such issues include, but arc
not limited to: ·
Reproductive
and sexual disorders. ·
Sexually
transmitted infections. ·
Malignancies
commonly seen in women. ·
Geriatric
care. ·
Psychological
counselling and psychiatric disorders. ·
Congenital
birth defects causing disfigurement. ·
Eye
care. (2)
Treatment
to be provided at all State Government Health Care Institutions and Hospitals
including autonomous bodies in the State, as under: First level treatment: (a)
State
Government Hospitals, CHCs/PHCs, and other medical units under Provincial
Medical Health Services. (b)
Government
Medical Colleges in Uttar Pradesh (Agra, Allahabad, Azamgarh, Gorakhpur,
Kanpur, Kannauj, Jalaun, Jhansi, Meerut, Saharanpur). Referral Medical Institutions: (a)
Autonomous
bodies/University of the State of Uttar Pradesh: JK Cancer Institute Kanpur,
LPS Cardiology Institute Kanpur, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, RMLIMS, Lucknow, UPRIMS
& R, Saifai, and KGMU Lucknow. (b)
Other
centres: AMU Aligarh, BHU Varanasi. (after accreditation of these institutions
by the Department of Medical Education). (3)
To
provide monetary support for such treatment (as is essential for the full and
complete recovery of the victim) that is not available in the institutes in the
state sector but may be available in other Government Institutes or leading
duly accredited Private Sector Hospitals anywhere in the country. (4)
Services
covered under the Fund and procedures are as in Annexure 1. (1) Public Contribution
to the Fund: Contributions can be made by any member of the Public,
Government/non-Governmental institutions to the Fund, either as a general
contribution, or towards any specific project of their choice, indicating any
place/district where they want it executed. Projects can be in
form of building infrastructure, providing services to specific beneficiary
groups, sponsorships for individuals in the field of Education/Sports/Skill
Development/Vocational Training, in institutions other than Government
Contributions can also be made for purchase of equipments. (2) Projects, related to
the welfare of women and girl child, for which contributions can be made by the
public to the Fund: Promoting education, including special education for
differently abled, sports education, employment enhancing vocation skills,
including building of infrastructure in these areas. Special focus on
livelihood enhancement projects of differently abled women/girl child. Sponsoring education
of individual beneficiaries (women/girl child) including Higher Education,
Vocational Training/Skills Development in Institutions other than Government. Setting up of small
scale units for generating employment for women. Special focus on
livelihood enhancement projects of elderly women, setting up old age homes, day
care centres and such other facilities for Senior Citizens. Sanitation and making
available safe drinking water. Promoting health care
and preventive health care. Projects related to
gender sensitization, promoting gender equality and empowerment of women. Setting up homes and
hostels for women and orphans. Building Mahila
Thanas, projects related to enhancing efficiency of women police. Any other area as
decided by the Mission. The status of
projects for which contributions have been made can be tracked online.UTTAR
PRADESH RANI LAKSHMI BAI MAHILA SAMMAN KOSH RULES, 2015
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