Punjab to introduce health insurance scheme
Keeping in view the fast increasing costs of medical treatment, the Punjab government was shortly implementing a special Health Insurance Scheme for the people belong to Below Poverty Line families.
By PTI |
LUDHIANA: Keeping in view the fast increasing costs of medical treatment, the Punjab government was shortly implementing a special Health Insurance Scheme for the people belong to Below Poverty Line families, so that the poor people could also avail the advanced medical facilities in the private hospitals.
This was disclosed by Ramesh Inder Singh Chief Secretary Punjab, while addressing the concluding function of three day North Zone Inter Medical and Dental Colleges Tournament at Dyanand Medical College and Hospital last night.
Further elaborating, the Chief Secretary said that apart from BPL families, the insurance would also be extended to the small farmers and farm laborers through village level Agri Cooperative Societies.
He said that the fast advancement in science and technology and medical sector had completely changed the working system in all the fields and the new technologies has become essential ingredient in the hands of professionals.
He said that in the present times, the traditional medical research was on the process of shifting from Universalities to the Pharmaceutical companies and diagnostic centers and many new inventions in medical field were coming up daily.
This was disclosed by Ramesh Inder Singh Chief Secretary Punjab, while addressing the concluding function of three day North Zone Inter Medical and Dental Colleges Tournament at Dyanand Medical College and Hospital last night.
Further elaborating, the Chief Secretary said that apart from BPL families, the insurance would also be extended to the small farmers and farm laborers through village level Agri Cooperative Societies.
He said that the fast advancement in science and technology and medical sector had completely changed the working system in all the fields and the new technologies has become essential ingredient in the hands of professionals.
He said that in the present times, the traditional medical research was on the process of shifting from Universalities to the Pharmaceutical companies and diagnostic centers and many new inventions in medical field were coming up daily.
Download
The Economic Times Business News App for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
The Economic Times Business News App for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
Download
The Economic Times News App for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
The Economic Times News App for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
ADVERTISEMENT
