India, June 2 -- justify;">A 37-year-old woman from Bathinda has received a new lease on life after undergoing a successful heart procedure under the Punjab Government's Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana (MMSY), a flagship healthcare scheme that provides cashless treatment of up to Rs.10 lakh annually to eligible families.

Gurpreet Kaur was diagnosed with a large Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), a congenital condition involving a hole between the upper chambers of the heart. Doctors said the defect was causing abnormal blood flow and increasing strain on the organ, posing the risk of serious complications if left untreated.

Medical specialists at AIIMS Bathinda recommended a catheter-based procedure to close the defect. The surgery was performed on M...