New Delhi, March 17 -- A mechanic from Mandoli village in Patiala district received cashless hospital treatment under the Punjab government's Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana, helping his family avoid medical expenses estimated at nearly Rs.90,000.

Gurtej Singh, who works as a mechanic and depends on daily wages, was admitted to Chaman Hospital in Bahadurgarh after developing a serious health condition. According to the family, nearly Rs.10,000 had already been spent on medicines and hospital charges within the first few days of admission.

Doctors indicated that the total cost of treatment could rise to between Rs.80,000 and Rs.90,000. With no savings or agricultural land to rely on, the family had begun exploring the possibility of borrowing m...