Chandigarh, June 6 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday reviewed the progress of the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna and said the flagship healthcare scheme had emerged as a major relief for people across the state, with 3.79 lakh patients already availing cashless treatment worth Rs.654 crore. Chairing a review meeting, Mann said 47.27 lakh health cards had been issued under the scheme since its launch in January, covering 23.01 lakh families. Of the total beneficiaries, 48.5% are men and 51.5% women. Mann said the government was further simplifying access to the scheme by developing a WhatsApp-based facility and a dedicated web portal for downloading e-cards. A mobile app-based registration system is also under development. Separately, health minister Dr Balbir Singh said under the health scheme, nearly Rs.86 lakh had been spent on treating over 3,000 patients suffering from respiratory ailments, including pneumonia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and respiratory failure. htc...