To bring 9.5 lakh farmers and their families into the ambit of the health insurance cover under ‘Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana for 2020-21, Punjab Government has extended the last date to submit the applications for the same till August 5, 2020.
“All eligible farmers, having ‘J’ forms and ‘sugarcane weighment slips’, are required to submit their duly filled self-declaration, along with other necessary documents, at the concerned Market Committee office or with the Commission Agent (arhtiya) till July 24, which has now been extended till August 5,” said the spokesperson of Agriculture Department.
Spokesperson said that the Mandi Board will pay entire premium for the insurance cover of all the farmers, who will get cashless treatment facility up to Rs five lakh per annum.
During 2020-21, 8.70 lakh ‘J’ form holder farmers and 80,000 cane growers would derive the benefit from the Insurance Scheme, and all these 8.70 lakh farmers, registered with the Mandi Board as Rs J’ form holders, having sold their agricultural produce on or after January 1, 2020, and 80,000 cane growers who have sold their produce during the crushing season from November 1, 2019-March 31, 2020, would be considered eligible for the benefits under the scheme, said the spokesperson.
Spokesperson said that all 9.50 lakh farmers and their families would be eligible for benefits under the scheme with effect from August 20, 2020 i.e. the date on which the scheme would come into force.
For the same, the beneficiaries can approach any of the 546 empanelled private hospitals and 208 government hospitals for treatment facility of up to Rs five lakh for 1396 diseases, including major surgical treatments such as heart surgery, cancer treatment, joint replacement and accident cases under the health insurance scheme.