Punjab Launches Free Healthcare: 1 Million Treatment for All Families

• Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann announced the Chief Minister's Health Scheme, offering free treatment up to 1 million rupees.
• The scheme covers every family, rich or poor, including government employees and pensioners, with no income boundary.
• Benefits include cashless, paperless treatment for major illnesses, surgery, ICU, diagnostics, and medicines.
• Coverage extends to private and government hospitals in Punjab and Chandigarh.
• Punjab is the first state to offer such a comprehensive health scheme, managed by the Health Department.

Why It Matters: Punjab's new health scheme provides free 1 million rupee treatment to all families, making it a pioneering state.