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States » NorthPosted at: Aug 18 2019 6:30PM


Punjab govt brings 4500 journalists under Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana

Chandigarh, Aug 18 (UNI) Punjab government has brought journalists into the ambit of its recently launched flagship universal health insurance scheme ‘Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana’ (SSBY).
Around 4500 journalists are expected to benefit from this scheme, under which the state government had extended the Prime Minister’s Sehat Bima Yojana beyond Below Poverty Line (BPL) familities to a total of 42.5 lakh families with effect from July one this year.
All journalists accredited to the state government or holding yellow cards will be eligible to be covered under the scheme, according to an official spokesperson. The state government will bear the entire premium under the scheme, for nearly 400 private hospitals in Punjab have been empaneled. Beneficiaries are provided secondary and tertiary care treatment under the scheme, for which all public hospitals above the Community Health Centre (CHC) level are also empanelled to provide secondary and tertiary care treatment.
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