Applications invited from farmers till July 24
9.50 lakh farmers to be benefitted across entire State
Jalandhar, July 19: The Punjab Government has appealed to the farmers of the state to submit the applications till July 24, 2020 in order to be able to take the benefit under the ‘Ayushmann Bharat Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna’ for the year 2020-21. Every beneficiary family under the scheme would get cashless treatment upto Rs. 5 lakh.
Divulging further information, Deputy Commissioner Mr Ghanshyam Thori said that all the farmers who have filled up ‘J’ forms and have ‘Sugarcane Weighment Slip’ are eligible for getting benefits under the scheme.
He said that the farmers need to submit their declarations along with the other required documents to the office of concerned Market Committee or their Commission Agent (Arhtiya) by July 24. He also added that the entire premium of the insurance of the farmers would be paid by the Punjab Mandi Board and the farming community would not have to pay any fee.
He further said that as per this health insurance scheme, the beneficiaries can avail treatment up to Rs. 5 lakh for 1396 ailments including heart operation, cancer treatment, joint replacement and the operation in accident cases at the 546 listed hospitals and 208 Government hospitals.
He also detailed that the mandi board has registered 8.70 lakh farmers on and after January 1, 2020 as ‘J’ form holders for the purpose of selling their agricultural produce. Similarly, 80000 sugarcane producers who sold their produce during the crushing season from November 1, 2019 to March 31 , 2020, would also be eligible to avail benefits under the scheme, he added.
DC said that the farmers desirous of availing benefits in accordance with the scheme can get the self-declaration form from the concerned Market Committee office or the firm of the commission agent (Arhtiya) or can also be downloaded from the website www.mandiboard.nic.in.
He said that after receiving the applications from the farmers, the uploading would be done on the portal specially created for the purpose in the aftermath of which the eligible farmers would be issued the ‘Sarbat Sehat Bima Cards’.
Under this cashless scheme, all such ailments would be covered for treatment which require hospitalization for a period of more than 24 hours or are listed under the day care treatment scheme.