Punjab
Health
Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu State Government to launch its flagship universal
health insurance scheme named “Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana(SSBY).
The Health scheme will be the first of its kind in the state and provide annual
health cove of Rs. 5 lakh per family to 43.18 lakh families of Punjab.
Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu administered government hospitals, 364
private hospitals in Punjab where the beneficiaries would get the secondary and
tertiary care treatment.
Around 14.86 lakh families will be covered under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya
Yojana (PM JAY) .
The cost of the premium for the families covered under the PM JAY by the Centre
.
About Punjab
Capital: Chandigarh
Chief minister: Amarinder Singh
Governor: V.P. Singh Badnore
