Over 2.42 Lakh Patients Receive 4.79 Lakh Cashless Treatments Worth ₹852 Crore Under Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana in 6 Months*

CHANDIGARH: The Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab Government's flagship Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana that was inaugurated on January 8 this year has emerged as a game-changing healthcare initiative, enabling 2,42,917 patients to receive 4,79,602 cashless treatments worth around ₹852 crore over the last six months, protecting families from the burden of expensive medical care.

With over 47 lakh Sehat Cards registered so far, the scheme is rapidly advancing the state's vision of universal health coverage by providing annual cashless treatment of up to ₹10 lakh to every eligible household.

Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Balbir Singh said the scheme has successfully addressed both routine healthcare needs and expensive specialised treatments, ensuring that quality healthcare is accessible to every citizen without financial hardship. “The Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana is a social security guarantee that protects families from catastrophic medical expenditure. The overwhelming public response, reflected in over 47 lakh registrations and cashless treatment worth ₹852 crore, demonstrates the confidence people have placed in the vision of CM Bhagwant Singh Mann to make quality healthcare accessible to every household," said the Health Minister.

Sharing insights into the utilisation pattern under the scheme, the Health Minister said, "Chronic haemodialysis has emerged as the most availed treatment with over 1.58 lakh dialysis sessions, highlighting the critical support being extended to patients suffering from kidney failure who require dialysis multiple times every week," he added.

He said treatment for laparoscopic gallbladder removal accounted for around 12,400 procedures. Other commonly availed treatments included primary total knee replacement, Caesarean deliveries, normal deliveries, hysterectomy, hip replacement, and general laparotomy, each recording nearly 8,700 to 8,900 cases.

Dr. Balbir Singh said while dialysis serves the highest number of beneficiaries, complex surgeries account for the largest share of healthcare expenditure under the scheme. Primary total knee replacement topped the expenditure chart with approximately ₹70.86 crore, followed closely by PTCA with diagnostic angiogram for cardiac stent procedures at around ₹70.02 crore. Laparoscopic gallbladder surgeries accounted for nearly ₹36.28 crore, while hip replacement, spinal surgeries, coronary artery bypass grafting, cataract surgeries, bilateral hernia repair, and hysterectomy also figured among the highest-value procedures covered under the scheme.

"The treatment pattern clearly demonstrates that the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana is providing comprehensive healthcare support. While thousands of beneficiaries are receiving routine treatments such as dialysis, maternal healthcare, and emergency care every day, patients requiring costly heart, orthopaedic, and specialised surgeries are also receiving quality treatment completely free of cost," he said.