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AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Thursday, launched the state government's ambitious “Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana”, under which free cashless medical treatment of up to Rs 10 lakh will be provided to every family in the state.

 

The universal healthcare cover will be provided to all 65 lakh families in Punjab. Any person who is a resident of Punjab and has an Aadhaar card and a voter card will be eligible to avail the benefits of this scheme. Over 2,500 medical procedures are covered under this scheme at both government and some private hospitals.

 

Addressing a gathering here after launching the scheme, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal said, "Today is a historic occasion not only for Punjab but for the whole country. In the past 75 years, several governments came, but they did not take care of people despite making tall claims.”

 

Lauding the Bhagwant Mann government for its initiatives, Kejriwal said the past four years of the AAP rule in Punjab would be written in golden letters in Punjab's history. He said that all 65 lakh families in the state would be covered under this scheme.

 

On the state government’s achievements in the healthcare sector, Kejriwal said around 1,000 mohalla clinics have been set up in the past four years. He said the government would set up 500 more mohalla clinics in Punjab. Besides, 2,500 “pind clinics” would be set up in villages.

 

Targeting the previous governments, Kejriwal said that in 75 years, merely 400 primary health centres came up in Punjab. "We set up 1,000 mohalla clinics, and 500 more will come up.," he said.

 

Kejriwal claimed that the AAP government did 10 times more for Punjab in the past four years than what the previous governments had done in 75 years. He said 1,100 doctors and specialists have been hired in the state. "Now there is no shortage of doctors in government hospitals," he said.

 

Mann said it was a historic day for Punjab in the healthcare sector. The “Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana” is the biggest health scheme since Independence, he said.

 

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