In Punjab, once again under the Chief Minister Health Scheme, four-month old 'Diljot' has got life support. The newborn has received treatment worth Rs 2.77 lakh under the health scheme. This scheme means a lot for families like four-month-old Diljot, born to Rashpreet Kaur and Bharat Kumar in Abohar. It is noteworthy that in just three months, more than 6,000 newborn children have been treated under this scheme.
Four-month-old Diljot was suffering from severe infection and ventricular septal defect (hole in the heart). This disease develops before birth. His parents took him to Bathinda for treatment. The cost of intensive care was very heavy. In such Chief Minister The help of the health scheme proved effective.
Diljot received specialized medical care, including round-the-clock monitoring, and his family never had to worry about money for a day. Diljot's father Bharat Kumar runs a small salon in Abohar. "The doctors told me that my daughter had a hole in her heart. She was treated in two different hospitals and the entire expense of ₹2.77 lakh was covered under the health card," he said.
Running under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the scheme ensures that no family has to choose between health and financial burden. Under the Mukhyamantri Sehat Yojana, every mother and newborn can get cashless treatment up to ₹10 lakh annually, whether in a government hospital or a listed private hospital, and this facility is available from the very first hours of the child's life.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh said, “We are running programs in villages so that families get tested on time and do not delay treatment.” In the last three months alone, more than 6,000 newborn cases have been treated under the Mukhyamantri Sehat Yojana, which shows the growing reach of the scheme in providing timely medical care to newborns. The scheme helps treat low birth weight, prematurity, infections and other neonatal complications; and strengthens maternal and postnatal health services.
The treatment of a newborn, who had severe jaundice along with difficulty in breathing, costing ₹1 lakh, was completely covered under the Mukhyamantri Sehat Yojana at Agarwal Hospital in Bathinda.
Mankirat Singh of Gadhaya village of Patiala said- My son was born on March 25 and he had serious health problems. But there was no money to bear the expenses of treatment. In such a situation, Chief Minister Health Scheme came in handy.
Bimla Rani of Kotkapura, Faridkot recently gave birth to a baby boy, who needed neonatal care. According to a member of her family, her eighteen-day-old child is now safely receiving treatment under the Mukhyamantri Sehat Yojana.
