Government of Punjab Start Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Seva Insurance Scheme for farmers, farmers can get free treatment of Rs. Private hospitals listed under 5 lakh / AB-SSY health insurance scheme in any government
The Punjab government has launched the Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Seva Bima Yojana for farmers. In this scheme, every farmer is entitled to get cashless health insurance cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year. People can avail cashless and paperless treatment in government and private hospitals. All farmers who sold their produce in FY 2018 and 2019 can avail free health treatment scheme.
State government. To avail benefit of Punjab Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Seva Bima Yojana, toll free number 104 has been started for farmers. For more information, farmers can visit AB-SSY’s website www.mandiboard.nic.in or www.shapunjab.in.
People can now avail the Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Seva Insurance Scheme for farmers in Punjab. Full details and highlights of this scheme are given in this post.
Punjab Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Seva Insurance Scheme for Farmers
Punjab Mandi Board has launched the Ayushman Bharat-Sarbat Seva Bima Yojana for all farmers of the state. This AB-SSBY is a state specific health insurance scheme in which the farmers get Rs. Cashless treatment of. 5 lakhs. The pre-registered farmers should approach the offices of the Market Committee for the following purposes: –
- Verification of name of farmers.
- To get an e-card.
- Add names of family members.
- Information about government hospitals
- Information about private hospitals
Any farmer who wants to avail the benefit of Punjab Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Seva Insurance Scheme, should contact the offices of their respective market committee. The farmers are required to fill the application form and carry supporting documents like J form / sugarcane weight slip.
Farmers can visit Shaunjub.in or mandiboard.nic.in on the official website. They can now apply for the AB-SSY scheme to register their names in the beneficiaries list.
The scheme is functional for other categories of people in the state for which the hospital list and beneficiary list is still available on the official website. Similar to the process for others, farmers are also required to prepare their e-cards to avail cashless treatment in hospitals.