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Punjab Health Minister Dr. Balbir Singh connected Friday (January 2, 2026) said the 'Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna' — which volition supply escaped cashless aesculapian attraction of up to ₹10 lakh to each household successful the State — volition beryllium formally launched connected January 15.
The cosmopolitan healthcare screen volition beryllium provided to each 65 lakh families successful the State. Any idiosyncratic who is simply a nonmigratory of Punjab having an Aadhaar paper and elector paper volition beryllium eligible to avail the benefits of this scheme, helium told reporters.
"This strategy volition screen 100% of the colonisation successful the State," the Minister said.
Mr. Singh said this strategy volition beryllium formally rolled retired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal connected January 15.
He said implicit 9,000 camps volition beryllium held for the enrolment of radical to marque their cards for the scheme.
"Once enrolment is done, a idiosyncratic volition beryllium eligible for escaped treatment," helium said.
Replying to a question, Mr. Singh said astir 2,200 aesculapian procedures are covered nether this scheme.
A fewer days ago, Mr. Mann had said the strategy would guarantee cashless and paperless attraction and assistance chopped out-of-pocket spending connected healthcare successful some municipality and agrarian areas.
He had said expenses related to hospitalisation, surgeries, ICU care, diagnostics, medicines and pre- and post-hospitalisation attraction would beryllium covered nether approved packages.
