{"id":222661,"date":"2026-01-13T10:23:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/2026\/01\/13\/the-punjab-government-has-signed-an-agreement-to-introduce-a-cashless-health-insurance-program-which-is-set-to-be-launched-on-january-15\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T10:23:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:23:35","slug":"the-punjab-government-has-signed-an-agreement-to-introduce-a-cashless-health-insurance-program-which-is-set-to-be-launched-on-january-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/2026\/01\/13\/the-punjab-government-has-signed-an-agreement-to-introduce-a-cashless-health-insurance-program-which-is-set-to-be-launched-on-january-15\/","title":{"rendered":"The Punjab government has signed an agreement to introduce a cashless health insurance program, which is set to be launched on January 15."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Punjab government has signed an agreement with the United India Insurance Company to launch the &#8220;Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna&#8221; on January 15. This scheme will provide a cashless health insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh to all families in the state. The agreement was signed by the CEO of the State Health Agency, Sanyam Aggarwal, and the Executive Director of United India Insurance, Mathew George, in the presence of the State Health and Family Welfare Minister, Balbir Singh.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme aims to provide comprehensive health protection to all residents of Punjab, including government employees and pensioners, with no income cap or exclusion criteria. The coverage will be provided through a network of 824 empanelled hospitals, including public, private, and government hospitals. The number of empanelled hospitals is expected to increase as the scheme progresses.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme will be launched by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on January 15. The minister emphasized that the scheme is designed to be inclusive and accessible, with simple enrollment procedures through Common Service Centres (CSCs) using only Aadhaar and voter IDs. Beneficiaries will receive dedicated MMSY health cards, and a helpline will be launched soon to facilitate the process.<\/p>\n<p>The United India Insurance Company will provide coverage of Rs 100,000 per family for all 65 lakh families in the state. For treatment requirements between Rs 100,000 and Rs 10,00,000, the insurance will be provided by the state health agency on a trust basis. The scheme adopts the latest health benefit package, ensuring comprehensive coverage through more than 2,000 selected treatment packages.<\/p>\n<p>The minister declared the scheme a landmark reform, significantly expanding health protection from the earlier Rs 5 lakh coverage, which was limited to specific categories. The scheme aims to provide cashless treatment up to Rs 10 lakh per family per year, and beneficiaries can access secondary and tertiary care across the network of empanelled hospitals. With the launch of this scheme, Punjab is set to become one of the first states in the country to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage to all its residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Punjab government has signed an agreement with the United India Insurance Company to launch the &#8220;Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna&#8221; on January 15. This scheme will provide a cashless health insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh to all families in the state. The agreement was signed by the CEO of the State Health Agency, Sanyam [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":221269,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,22,39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-222661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-care","category-insurance","category-united-india-insurance"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/united-india-insuracne.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9ibIB-VVj","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":222737,"url":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/2026\/01\/25\/punjab-chief-minister-bhagwant-mann-and-delhi-chief-minister-arvind-kejriwal-will-launch-a-health-insurance-scheme-on-january-15\/","url_meta":{"origin":222661,"position":0},"title":"Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will launch a health insurance scheme on January 15.","author":"Team Small News","date":"January 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Punjab government is set to launch a historic healthcare initiative, the \"Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna\" (MMSY), this month, marking a significant step towards achieving Universal Health Coverage. This move is in line with the promise made by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to provide health dignity and financial protection to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Insurance&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Insurance","link":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/category\/insurance\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":222742,"url":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/2026\/01\/26\/punjab-government-to-launch-rs-10-lakh-cashless-health-insurance-scheme-in-partnership-with-united-india-insurance\/","url_meta":{"origin":222661,"position":1},"title":"Punjab Government to Launch Rs 10 Lakh Cashless Health Insurance Scheme in Partnership with United India Insurance","author":"Team Small News","date":"January 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Punjab government is set to launch a new health insurance scheme, 'Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna' (MMSY), on January 15, 2026, which aims to provide cashless treatment up to \u20b910 lakh per family per year to all residents of Punjab. The scheme, which will be launched by Chief Minister Bhagwant\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Care&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Care","link":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/category\/care\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":222691,"url":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/2026\/01\/17\/bjp-terms-%e2%82%b910l-health-insurance-plan-fiscally-impossible\/","url_meta":{"origin":222661,"position":2},"title":"BJP Terms \u20b910L Health Insurance Plan Fiscally Impossible","author":"Team Small News","date":"January 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's upcoming health insurance rollout, labelling it a \"bundle of lies\" designed to mislead voters. The Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna (MMSY) promises each family \u20b910 lakh in cashless medical insurance,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Insurance&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Insurance","link":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/category\/insurance\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":222612,"url":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/2026\/01\/06\/the-tamil-nadu-government-has-extended-the-health-insurance-scheme-for-its-employees-for-another-year\/","url_meta":{"origin":222661,"position":3},"title":"The Tamil Nadu government has extended the health insurance scheme for its employees for another year.","author":"Team Small News","date":"January 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Tamil Nadu government has extended the New Health Insurance Scheme, 2021, for its employees by another year, from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. The scheme, which was set to expire on June 30, 2025, provides health insurance coverage to government employees and their families. The insurance cover\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Insurance&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Insurance","link":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/category\/insurance\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":222765,"url":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/2026\/02\/02\/the-annual-premium-for-the-chief-ministers-comprehensive-health-insurance-scheme-cmchis-exceeds-%e2%82%b91200-crore-which-is-paid-to-the-insurance-company\/","url_meta":{"origin":222661,"position":4},"title":"The annual premium for the Chief Minister&#8217;s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS) exceeds \u20b91,200 crore, which is paid to the insurance company.","author":"Team Small News","date":"February 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS) in India's Tamil Nadu state has provided health insurance benefits to over 1.45 crore families. The state government has paid an annual premium of \u20b91,237.80 crore to the United India Insurance Company, which includes \u20b91,173.66 crore for the coverage period from January\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Insurance&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Insurance","link":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/category\/insurance\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":222618,"url":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/2026\/01\/07\/no-cashless-insurance-will-be-available-in-15000-hospitals-from-september-1-for-policyholders-of-two-specific-companies-according-to-an-insurance-body-announcement-raising-concerns-about-the-future\/","url_meta":{"origin":222661,"position":5},"title":"No cashless insurance will be available in 15,000 hospitals from September 1 for policyholders of two specific companies, according to an insurance body announcement, raising concerns about the future of health insurance for affected policyholders.","author":"Team Small News","date":"January 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The General Insurance Council (GI Council) has criticized the Association of Healthcare Providers (India) (AHPI) for deciding to stop cashless treatment to policyholders of two insurance companies, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and Care Health Insurance. The GI Council has termed the decision as arbitrary, stating that it will create massive\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance","link":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/category\/bajaj-allianz-life-insurance\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/insurance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}