Aiming to take authorities’s flagship programme Ayushman Bharat Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana at grassroot stage, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Friday flagged off 7 Information Education and Communication (IEC) Vans to sensitise folks about this insurance coverage scheme, in addition to, enrolling uncovered eligible beneficiaries. The scheme supplies insurance coverage protection of Rs 5 lakh per household per yr.
Dr Balbir Singh, whereas addressing the media earlier than flagging off vans at Punjab Bhawan right here, mentioned that this consciousness marketing campaign is aimed toward enhancing rural outreach so that each eligible individual ought to get advantage of this flagship scheme. He mentioned that 70 per cent of Punjab’s eligible inhabitants has already been enrolled on this scheme and with this consciousness marketing campaign Punjab goals to cowl hundred p.c of the eligible inhabitants.
Notably, Punjab covers 44 lakh households below the scheme and has empaneled greater than 900 private and non-private hospitals in Punjab, providing 1579 therapy packages below its protection. Additionally, beneficiaries can avail therapy pan India on the empanelled hospitals.
Dr Balbir Singh mentioned below the management of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Punjab Government is mulling to universalise this medical insurance scheme within the close to future. “Once the scheme is universalised, every individual could benefit from this insurance scheme by paying a minimal amount as premium, ” he mentioned.
Presently, folks together with Smart Ration Card holders, J-Form holder Farmers, Registered Laborers, Small Traders, Accredited Journalists, and households listed within the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 are lined on this scheme.
The Minister additionally knowledgeable that out of the entire 44 lakh beneficiary households registered, roughly 16.65 lakh households fall below SECC, with the finances being shared between the Central and State Governments in a 60:40 ratio, whereas the state solely bears the finances for the remaining 27.35 lakh households. “Over the past 15 months, from March 2022, approximately 5.80 lakh treatment packages worth Rs 730 crores were provided. ” he added.
Divulging extra particulars in regards to the consciousness vans, the Health Minister mentioned that this statewide mass contact cum consciousness programme would cowl all of the districts throughout the state in a phased method. These consciousness vans will mobilise the folks for enrolment and facility of e-card era may also be offered on the spot, he added.
The Health Minister underlined Bhagwant Mann authorities’s deal with offering the very best healthcare services to the folks, reaching out extra aggressively to these in rural areas and the distant areas of the state. He requested the Health division to launch extra such mass contact programmes in an effort to sensitise folks in direction of preventive care.
The Minister thanked the Bank of Baroda, who has supported the marketing campaign by offering providers for two vans to the division.
Among others, Special Secretary Health Dr Adapa Karthik, CEO State Health Agency Babita Kaler, Director Health and Family Welfare Dr Adarshpal Kaur, Deputy Director Dr Sharanjeet Kaur, DGM Bank of Baroda Rajesh Kumar Sharma, Pardeep kumar Yadav, Regional Head Bank of Baroda have been current on the event.Aiming to take authorities’s flagship programme Ayushman Bharat Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana at grassroot stage, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Friday flagged off 7 Information Education and Communication (IEC) Vans to sensitise folks about this insurance coverage scheme, in addition to, enrolling uncovered eligible beneficiaries. The scheme supplies insurance coverage protection of Rs 5 lakh per household per yr.
Dr Balbir Singh, whereas addressing the media earlier than flagging off vans at Punjab Bhawan right here, mentioned that this consciousness marketing campaign is aimed toward enhancing rural outreach so that each eligible individual ought to get advantage of this flagship scheme. He mentioned that 70 per cent of Punjab’s eligible inhabitants has already been enrolled on this scheme and with this consciousness marketing campaign Punjab goals to cowl hundred p.c of the eligible inhabitants.
Notably, Punjab covers 44 lakh households below the scheme and has empaneled greater than 900 private and non-private hospitals in Punjab, providing 1579 therapy packages below its protection. Additionally, beneficiaries can avail therapy pan India on the empanelled hospitals.
Dr Balbir Singh mentioned below the management of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Punjab Government is mulling to universalise this medical insurance scheme within the close to future. “Once the scheme is universalised, every individual could benefit from this insurance scheme by paying a minimal amount as premium, ” he mentioned.
Presently, folks together with Smart Ration Card holders, J-Form holder Farmers, Registered Laborers, Small Traders, Accredited Journalists, and households listed within the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 are lined on this scheme.
The Minister additionally knowledgeable that out of the entire 44 lakh beneficiary households registered, roughly 16.65 lakh households fall below SECC, with the finances being shared between the Central and State Governments in a 60:40 ratio, whereas the state solely bears the finances for the remaining 27.35 lakh households. “Over the past 15 months, from March 2022, approximately 5.80 lakh treatment packages worth Rs 730 crores were provided. ” he added.
Divulging extra particulars in regards to the consciousness vans, the Health Minister mentioned that this statewide mass contact cum consciousness programme would cowl all of the districts throughout the state in a phased method. These consciousness vans will mobilise the folks for enrolment and facility of e-card era may also be offered on the spot, he added.
The Health Minister underlined Bhagwant Mann authorities’s deal with offering the very best healthcare services to the folks, reaching out extra aggressively to these in rural areas and the distant areas of the state. He requested the Health division to launch extra such mass contact programmes in an effort to sensitise folks in direction of preventive care.
The Minister thanked the Bank of Baroda, who has supported the marketing campaign by offering providers for two vans to the division.
Among others, Special Secretary Health Dr Adapa Karthik, CEO State Health Agency Babita Kaler, Director Health and Family Welfare Dr Adarshpal Kaur, Deputy Director Dr Sharanjeet Kaur, DGM Bank of Baroda Rajesh Kumar Sharma, Pardeep kumar Yadav, Regional Head Bank of Baroda have been current on the event.