30th December, 2020
Topic: Law and Order
Sub Topic: Smart Traffic Management system
What is the news?
- Five districts in Himachal will soon be equipped with a smart traffic management system, according to DGP Himachal Police.
Which of these districts?
- These 5 districts are: Mandi, Kullu, Lahaul-Spiti, Bilaspur and Hamirpur.
How is this going to work?
- To fulfill the objective the Automatic Number Plate Recognization (ANPR) cameras will be installed, which uses optical character recognition on the images to read the license plate and track its vehicle.
- Drones will also be purchased to monitor traffic violations and criminal activity.
(Source: HP Tribune)
Topic: Health
Sub Topic: 7.91 lakh under health cover in state for HP health care scheme.
What is the news?
- The Himachal government brought 7.91 Lakh families under the Ayushman Bharat and Himcare scheme till October 2020.
Who are the beneficiaries?
- Over four lakh government employees and pensioners are insured under Himachal Pradesh Swasthya Bima Yojana.
- Approximately five Lakh families are eligible for the Ayashman Bharat scheme, which was deployed on 23 September 2018 in Himachal.
About Himcare Scheme:
The Himcare program began in January 2019 for those who did not qualify for the Ayushman Bharat program. As a result, 4.61 lakh households were covered by this scheme.
(Source: - HP Tribune)