India, Aug. 10 -- The Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana has provided 2,44,468 cashless treatments under its 10 most frequently availed procedures, involving expenditure of more than Rs.316.50 crore, according to data released by the Punjab government on Monday.

The procedures include dialysis, laparoscopic gall bladder surgery, total knee replacement, Caesarean deliveries, cardiac interventions and surgeries for kidney stones.

Data from the State Health Agency (SHA), Punjab, showed that chronic haemodialysis was the most frequently availed procedure under the scheme. A total of 1,87,656 dialysis sessions were provided, with expenditure of more than Rs.30.65 crore.

Laparoscopic gall bladder surgery was the second most frequently availed procedur...