501 beneficiaries avail benefits worth Rs 32 lakh

Amritsar, June 26

As many as 501 beneficiaries have availed benefits under the Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Bima Yojana (BPSSBY) of the state government in the current fiscal. During a review meeting of various schemes of the Health Department held recently, Deputy Commissioner Varun Roojam said beneficiaries, who were treated at empanelled government and private hospitals under the BPSSBY, availed cumulative benefit of Rs 32,10,900.

He said a total of 30 complaints regarding the scheme were received and all were addressed in time. Private hospitals empanelled under the scheme could not refuse treatment to any beneficiary, he added. He said if a complaint in this regard was received, action would be initiated against the authorities of the hospital concerned.

Under the BPSSBY, head of the family and four other members can avail benefits of cashless medical treatment at any of the nine government hospitals and 42 private hospitals empanelled in the district. Apart from members of the BPL families, the scheme has also been extended to small traders, farmers and construction workers.

The progress of other schemes, including the PNDT, Maternal Death Rate, Mobile Medical Unit, National Health Mission, institutional deliveries, family welfare, immunisation, Tuberculosis Control Programme, AIDS Control Programme, National Leprosy Programme, Tobacco Control Programme, Cancer Control Programme and Dental Health Programme, were also reviewed.

The meeting was also attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner (development) SP Angra, SDMs Rohit Gupta and Rajesh Sharma, Civil Surgeon, Dr Pardeep Chawla, and other officials of the Health Department. — TNS