Chandigarh, March 20 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said that 25 lakh beneficiaries have registered under the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana in the state. The scheme, rolled out two months ago, offers cashless treatment of up to Rs.10 lakh.

Mann said that around 900 government and private hospitals across Punjab and Chandigarh had been empanelled, and over 1.6 lakh people had already received treatment. He added that the state government allocated " Rs.1,200 crore for the scheme for the financial year 2025-26 and Rs.2,000 crore for 2026-27. The scheme covers 2,356 medical and surgical procedures, including orthopaedics, general medicine, heart, lung, kidney diseases, cancer treatment, and more.

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