Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh on Monday announced that the Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana would be formally launched across the state on January 22. Under the plan, all families in Punjab would be entitled to cashless medical treatment until $10 lakh per year.
In a review meeting with the Mohali district administration and the health department on the registration process, the minister informed that registration for the scheme would begin from Tuesday at eight places in Mohali. Residents with Punjab Aadhaar and voter cards would be eligible for the benefit, he added.
Singh further said that around 650 private health centers and all medical colleges and universities in the state have already been included in the scheme to ensure wide accessibility to quality healthcare services. He added that the existing beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat Sehat Bima will also receive additional medical coverage of $5 lakh.
He said the Mohali district administration has identified 274 registration sites including common service centers (CSCs), community health centers (CHCs), sub-divisional hospitals and the district hospital. He informed that registration would begin on Tuesday at eight identified locations in Gharuan and Derabassi health blocks, after which it would be expanded to all designated sites.
