Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian inaugurates health insurance card making camp in Mangarh village of Sahnewal

Sahnewal (Ludhiana), January 23, 2026: Cabinet Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian today inaugurated a camp set up to provide free treatment of up to ₹10 lakh to every family in the state under the 'Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana' at Mangarh village of Sahnewal.

Cabinet Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fulfilled its promise of free healthcare in Punjab. The party's national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann launched the 'Mukham Mantri Sehat Yojana' in Mohali on January 22, under which every family in the state will get free treatment up to Rs. 10 lakh. With the implementation of this scheme, even the most expensive private hospitals accessible to the rich have been opened to the poor, which is a decisive change in public service.

He said that Punjab has now become the first state in the country to guarantee free healthcare, free education, free electricity and free bus travel for women. 

Hardeep Singh Mundian said that one of the guarantees given before the elections was the health guarantee that free and quality healthcare would be provided to every person and every citizen of Punjab. 

He said that in the last four years, the government has set up about 1,000 Mohalla clinics in villages and neighbourhoods. In the last 75 years, all the governments together have opened only 400 primary health centres, while the current government has set up 1,000 Mohalla clinics in just four years and another 500 are under construction. 2,500 'Pind Clinics' will be opened in the next four to five months. 

“Many people opt for private hospitals for treatment. Therefore, today a scheme has been implemented under which the best private hospitals in Punjab, where even the richest people go for treatment, will now be available for the poorest farmers, labourers and rickshaw pullers. They will not need to worry about money.”

Cabinet Minister Mundian said that for both major and minor illnesses, all medicines and tests up to ₹10 lakh will be free. As soon as a patient is admitted to a hospital, everything will be free. They will not be asked anything, only to bring their health card. There are about 65 lakh families in Punjab, including rich and poor, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, and people of all religions and castes. No one has been left out.

Explaining the scope of the initiative, he said that government employees, pensioners, and every other citizen would be eligible for the health card. “These health cards can be obtained from facilitation centres and Common Service Centres, or through online registration using Aadhaar card or voter card,” he said, adding that youth club members would also assist citizens by making cards door to door. He further stated that 850 government and private hospitals have already been empanelled under the scheme and more hospitals will be added in the coming days.

He said that more than 2,356 treatment packages have been included under the scheme, compared to 1,600 earlier. “Specialised treatments such as Orthopaedics, General Medicine, Cardiology, Neurology, Nephrology, Urology, Oncology, and several others are being offered,” he said.

He added that the scheme also covers cardiac procedures, cancer treatment, kidney dialysis and transplants, brain and spine surgeries, maternity and newborn care, accident and emergency services, knee and hip replacement surgeries, cataract surgery, and many other critical treatments.

Hardeep Singh Mundian said that along with hospital expenses, diagnostic services have also been included in the scheme. “Any citizen can now get free treatment at any government or private hospital in Punjab or Chandigarh,” he said, adding that hospitals will be paid the treatment cost within 15 days after treatment. He noted that the state government has already paid the advance premium to the insurance company to ensure smooth implementation.

The Cabinet Minister appealed to all residents of Sahnewal constituency as well as of Punjab, to get themselves enrolled as beneficiaries of the Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana.