State Government extends the ambient of Scheme till October 2018
Hoshiarpur, July 22 (APS Brar) Forwarding benefit of state government's welfare scheme of cashless treatment to the poor strata of the society, district Hoshiarpur has provided cashless treatment worth Rs 1, 42, 37, 288 under Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Bima Scheme, in the district, since its inception.
As many as, 2884 patients have been provided treatment up to Rs. 50,000 per annum at empanelled 14 private hospitals including government hospitals, so far.
Divulging the above details, here today, the Deputy Commissioner Isha kalia said that after seeing the positive results of the scheme, the state government has extended its term second time. Now it will be in force till October, 2018, she added.
Whenever anybody in need of any type of indoor treatment, he/she has to just shown the card and after that the concerned hospital would not charge any amount from that person up to the cashless limit of Rs. 50,000. She calls upon the Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Bima Scheme card holders to draw maximum benefit of the Scheme up to the October 2018 and contact DMC office, in case of any problem.
She also appealed them to show the smart card to the empanelled hospital before getting start treatment.