Patiala, July 24 -- The Punjab government has issued more than 50.3 lakh e-health cards under the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana since its launch in January, with over 5.12 lakh beneficiaries receiving cashless treatment worth Rs.914 crore, Punjab health minister Dr Balbir Singh said on Thursday. Addressing a press conference in Patiala, the minister said the scheme had covered 24.96 lakh families across the state, and was providing cashless treatment through 868 empanelled government and private hospitals. Of the total 5.12 lakh treatments provided so far, 2.83 lakh (55%) were carried out in private hospitals and 2.29 lakh (45%) in government hospitals. He said 733 cancer patients had already benefited under the scheme, while beneficiaries had also undergone knee replacement surgeries, angioplasty, heart procedures, dialysis and other major treatments. The minister appealed to beneficiaries to report any hospital demanding money for cashless treatment or other violations through health helpline 104.HTC...