Health scheme launched in Tarn Taran district

The Mukhmantri Sehat Bima Yojana (Chief Minister Health Scheme) was launched in the border district of Tarn Taran on Tuesday by Harmeet Singh Sandhu, AAP halqa in-charge.

The scheme was launched in a district-level programme held at Government Elementary School, Fateh Chak, Tarn Taran. Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh started the registration process for the scheme through video conferencing from Chandigarh.

One hundred and thirty-two registration camps will be set up across Tarn Taran district till October 1. These camps will be set up in all 25 wards of Tarn Taran city, at the Civil Hospital and at the Deputy Commissioner’s office.

Dr Gurpreet Singh Rai, Civil Surgeon

On the occasion, awareness vans were flagged off by Sandhu, Civil Surgeon Dr Gurpreet Singh Rai and other health officials to apprise people about how to register for the scheme.

Addressing officials and residents at the event venue, Sandhu said that the Punjab Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, was committed to providing quality healthcare to people in the state. He said to register for the health scheme a beneficiary had to provide his/her Aadhaar card, voter card, and a passport-size photo. The health card issued under the scheme would provide free treatment up to Rs 10 lakh per family each year in all listed government and private hospitals of Punjab and Chandigarh, without any money deposit at the time of admission, said Sandhu.

Civil Surgeon Dr Gurpreet Singh Rai said 132 registration camps would be set up across Tarn Taran district till October 1, including all 25 wards of Tarn Taran city, Civil Hospital, and the Deputy Commissioner’s office. Deputy Medical Commissioner Dr Rupam Chaudhary said 1,200 families were registered today at 42 camps held across the district. Health officials and representatives of the Aam Aadmi Party were present at the event.