Plan to set up mobile camps for enrolment of beneficiaries: DC

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, December 31

To ensure benefit of cashless healthcare services of Rs5 lakh under the Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana, Jalandhar DC Ghanshyam Thori on Wednesday directed officials to set up 25 camps across the district.

The DC said these 25 camps would comprise 10 mobile camps at various locations, 12 permanent camps (for farmers) at the market committee offices, one permanent camp at type-1 Seva Kendra and two other Seva Kendras in the city.

Thori appealed people to carry their Aadhar cards while visiting type-1 Seva Kendra or other government healthcare establishments, including CHCs, sub-divisional hospitals and the district hospital so that benefit of on-the-spot enrolment and e-card generation could be given to them. He said for getting e-cards, one must carry an Aadhar card, Pan card, ration card or registered construction worker card, journalist ID (yellow and accreditation cards), and farmer ID (J forms).

The Deputy Commissioner directed officials of service provider company Vidal Health Insurance TPA to immediately set up camps at the given locations.

Thori said people could avail the benefit of cashless treatment up to Rs 5 lakh at the government and empaneled hospitals. He said all 13 government health institutions and 56 private hospitals have been empanelled in the district and the list could be viewed at sha.punjab.gov.in.

The scheme offers 1,579 packages to beneficiaries, including 180 packages for public hospitals of which 25 packages were referable to private hospitals.

The DC said people holding NFSA ration cards, construction workers, SECC beneficiaries, small traders, journalists, and J forms were eligible under the scheme adding beneficiaries could check their eligibility at sha.punjab.gov.in, while all the PMJAY families as per Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011(Blue card holder families) can check the same at bis.pmjay.gov.in.

Thori stated that the vendor company was charging nominal fee of Rs 30 to enrol and generate e-cards while the CHCs, district hospital, and sub-divisional hospitals were providing these services free of cost.