Amritsar, Feb 8: A daily-wage labourer from Gurdaspur received life-saving heart surgery worth ₹3 lakh without any personal expense, marking a significant milestone for the Chief Minister Health Insurance Scheme. Sulakhan Singh, a resident of village Gurdas Nangal, underwent the procedure at a private hospital in Amritsar after his health card was processed in a single day.
Aam Aadmi Party Punjab Chief Spokesperson and MLA Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal shared the details during a press conference on Saturday. He was joined by party leaders Prabhbir Singh Brar and Gurpratap Singh Sandhu to discuss the real-world impact of the state’s healthcare initiatives.
“Sulakhan Singh returning home healthy is a strong reply to those opponents who label the government’s policies as mere rhetoric,” Dhaliwal said while discussing the case. He noted that the family was unable to afford the treatment until the state-sponsored insurance intervened.
The scheme currently provides a ₹10 lakh security cover to approximately 65 lakh families across Punjab. Dhaliwal stated that the government is focused on ensuring middle-class and impoverished families have access to cashless medical care. He mentioned that hospitals are under regular monitoring to prevent any additional charges being levied against cardholders.
The MLA stated that the administration is working to transform healthcare into a basic right. “During previous governments, the poor either drowned in debt due to expensive treatment or died due to lack of medical care, but the Mann government has made healthcare a basic right of every citizen,” he added.
