Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, May 26

As many as 2.62 lakh eligible beneficiaries are entitled to get cashless Covid-19 treatment in empanelled private hospitals in Jalandhar district under the Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna (SSBY) after the state government announced to extend the ambit of the pro-people scheme to the underprivileged sections of the society.

Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori said the patients can seek treatment in private hospitals offering Covid treatment at rates ranging from 8000 to 18000 per day, the rates fixed for the private hospitals in the state. He added that the state government will bear the differential treatment cost derived after deducting the cost payable by the insurance company from the cap rates adding, the cap rates include bed, PPE Kits, medicines, consumables, monitoring/ nursing care, doctor’s fee, investigation, oxygen, etc.

The DC further added that as per the state government’s directives the beneficiaries could directly visit the empanelled hospitals without any need for a referral from the public hospital. He said that this move would ensure quality treatment of Covid-19 patients in private hospitals that too free-of-cost as all the expenses would be borne by the state government. Thori also mentioned that the Jalandhar district has enrolled 87.25 percent of beneficiaries under the Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna, which would ensure maximum benefit to the people under this pro-people scheme.

Deputy Medical Commissioner Dr Jyoti said 29 already empanelled hospitals would offer the scheme.