The second day of the winter session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha on Thursday witnessed sharp exchanges during Question Hour, with the opposition targeting the government on issues ranging from ration cards and road infrastructure to crop loss compensation and healthcare. The treasury benches, backed by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, rejected the allegations and responded with figures and official data.
Responding to a question by Rohtak MLA BB Batra on the number of Below Poverty Line ration cards, Saini said the government had adopted a transparent, self declaration process. He pointed out that while earlier governments had fixed the income limit at Rs 1.20 lakh per annum, the present government raised it to Rs 1.80 lakh, making more families eligible to apply. Saini recalled that he had informed the House earlier that verification would be carried out after elections and ineligible names would be removed, asking how this could be termed a “scandal”.
Batra alleged that fake ration cards were issued before elections to lure voters and were now being cancelled, calling it “vote theft”. Countering this, Saini said the claim that eight lakh cards were cancelled was misleading, noting that the number of ration cards in 2022 itself exceeded 30 lakh. He also questioned the source of the figures and remarked that during the Congress regime even eligible beneficiaries were deprived of supplies, while others wrongfully availed benefits.
In a written reply tabled in the House, Minister of State for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Rajesh Nagar said there are two categories of ration cards under the National Food Security Act, 2013, Priority Household or BPL and Antyodaya Anna Yojana. As per the data, 37,67,264 Priority Household cards and 3,01,770 AAY cards have been issued, taking the total to 40,68,964 ration cards. He reiterated that families with income up to Rs 1.80 lakh per annum are eligible under existing rules.
Congress MLA Geeta Bhukkal from Jhajjar raised concerns over traffic congestion due to heavy movement of trucks and trailers and delays in construction of bypasses. Saini responded that road strengthening over the past 11 years had unsettled the opposition. He cited ongoing projects, including a greenfield expressway from Jhajjar to Chhuchhakwas, and said the present government believed in delivering results, unlike previous dispensations.
On crop damage due to excessive rainfall, Congress MLA Aftab Ahmed from Nuh sought district wise details of affected farmers and compensation. Revenue and disaster management minister Vipul Goel said damage occurred only in Kharif 2025. He stated that the e kshatipurti portal was opened from August 14, 2025, and later extended to all villages till September 15. After verification, Rs 116.16 crore was released on December 10, 2025, covering verified damage over 1,20,380 acres.
INLD MLA Aditya Devilal from Dabwali questioned delays in insurance payouts under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. Agriculture and farmers welfare minister Shyam Singh Rana said a total of Rs 11,621.898 lakh is outstanding for 2022 23, 2023 24 and 2024 25. Of this, Rs 22.144 lakh remains unpaid due to issues such as NEFT rejection, closure of bank accounts and death of insured farmers. He said Rs 8,552.174 lakh is pending with Kshema General Insurance Company Limited due to disputes over crop cutting experiments for Rabi 2023 24, while Rs 3,047.58 lakh is pending with Agriculture Insurance Company for Kharif 2024 25.
Rana added that while Agriculture Insurance Company has disbursed Rs 7,964 lakh in Sirsa for Kharif 2024, claims worth about Rs 30.47 crore from 44 villages are pending as an appeal against the District Level Monitoring Committee decision is under process.
Health Minister Aarti Singh Rao informed the House that the government is working to improve the doctor population ratio by increasing MBBS seats and setting up new medical colleges. She said MBBS seats in Haryana have increased from 700 in 2014 to 2,710 at present.
Citing Haryana Medical Council data dated December 16, 2025, she said the allopathic doctor population ratio stands at one doctor per 1,225 people, which improves to one per 819 when Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy doctors are included. She also said the number of district civil hospitals and sub divisional hospitals has risen from 56 in 2014 to 74, while community health centres have increased from 109 to 122.
