Punjab Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana Beneficiary / Hospital List: Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana 2024 has been launched by the Punjab government. AB-SSBY is providing financial protection to 75% population of state of Punjab. Sarbat Sehat Bima Scheme is entitlement based cashless health insurance cover of Rs. 5 Lakh per family per year. Under this scheme, cashless and paperless treatment is available at government and empanelled private hospitals. People can now check their name in the Punjab Ayushman Bharat SSBY Scheme list of beneficiaries as well as hospitals at sha.punjab.gov.in
The cost of premium for 14.86 lakh SECC beneficiary families shall be borne by Central Govt. and State Govt. in 60:40 ratio. The premium cost of remaining 31.03 lakh beneficiary families shall be completely borne by the State (State Treasury & Departments).
Farmers can visit websites for AB-SSY at www.mandiboard.nic.in or www.sha.punjab.gov.in for further details. This AB-SSBY scheme was launched on 20 August 2019 as a state’s flagship State Health Insurance Scheme. People can now check how to avail benefits of Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana in Punjab. The complete details and highlights of this scheme are given in this post.
Punjab Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana 2024 Details
The Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana was announced by the Chief Minister of Punjab. The main motive through the implementation of the scheme is to provide cashless treatment to all of the residents of Punjab state. The paperless treatment will be provided to the poor people of the state so that they can go to the hospital for their checkup and also undergo surgeries without any financial worries. Also, yearly incentives are provided under the scheme.
How to Check Punjab Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana List of Beneficiaries
आयुष्मान भारत – सरबत सेहत बीमा योजना के लिए अपनी पात्रता जानने के लिए पंजाब सरकार ने एक पोर्टल लांच किया है जहाँ पर सरबत सेहत बीमा योजना की लाभार्थी सूची उपलब्ध है, आप भी इस हेल्थ इन्शुरन्स स्कीम के लिए अपनी पात्रता जानने के लिए इस पोर्टल अर्थात sha.punjab.gov.in पर लाभार्थी सूची में अपना नाम चेक कर सकते हैं. Here is the complete process to know whether a family is entitled under Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana (AB-SSBY) Scheme:-
STEP 1: Firstly visit the official website at https://sha.punjab.gov.in/shapunjab/index.php
STEP 2: At the homepage, click at the “CLICK HERE TO KNOW FAMILY ENTITLED UNDER ABSSBY? (ਕੀ ਮੇਰਾ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਏ.ਬੀ – ਐਸ.ਐਸ.ਬੀ.ਵਾਈ ਵਿਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੈ?)” link.
STEP 3: Direct Link – https://sha.punjab.gov.in/shapb/publicPages/benSearchView.php
STEP 4: Afterwards, the AB-SSBY Scheme Beneficiary Search page will open as shown below:-
STEP 5: Here applicants can enter the Ration Card Number / PAN Number / Registration ID / Farmer or Journalist ID as per the search criteria. Moreover, Ration Card category people can even perform AB-SSBY beneficiary search by name.
Beneficiary Search Criteria (ਲਾਭਪਾਤਰੀ ਖੋਜ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਤਰੀਕਾ)
A) Ration Card Holder – If your ration card no is like ‘FAZ1234567’ then replace FAZ with 03000 and search with ‘030001234567’, if it is like MNS9809898 then replace MNS with 03000 and search with 030009809898.If your ration card is old, contact your local depot holder for new smart ration card number.
B) Farmer (j_form holder) – Search ID will be First Three Character of District Name + last 6 digit of aadhaar + first four character of your name. For example: if your name is Mohan from District Hoshiarpur with last 6 digit of aadhaar as 123456, then search id will be like: HOS123456MOHA
C) Construction Worker – Search ID will be the registration id issued by BOCWB, Punjab.
D) Small Trader – Search ID will be the PAN card number
D) Yellow Card and Accredited Journalist – Search ID will be First Three Character of District Name + last 6 digit of aadhaar with hypen after 3 digit + first four character of your name. For example: if your name is Harwinder from District Jalandhar with last 6 digit of aadhaar as 123456 with hypen (-) in between, then search ID would be: JAL123-456HARW
Eligibility Criteria for Punjab Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana
The common eligibility criteria to avail the benefit of the Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana in Punjab is given below:-
- The applicant must be a resident of Punjab state
- The applicant must belong to the categories mentioned above.
- Applicant must belong to below the poverty line category.
- The applicant must hold a ration card.
Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana Registration Process
There is no registration process for the beneficiaries. The selected list has been prepared by the concerned authorities on the basis of the people who are below the poverty line and some of the ration card holders and also as per the different categories of the beneficiary which is mentioned above.
Core features of AB-SSBY Scheme
Here are the important features of Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana (AB-SSBY) Scheme in Punjab:-
- Insurance Coverage – A cashless health insurance cover of Rs 5 Lakh per family per year.
- Number of Packages & Empanelled Hospitals – Cashless secondary care & tertiary care treatment (1579 packages) in public & empanelled private hospitals of Punjab & Chandigarh. 180 packages reserved for Government Hospitals.
- Registration Entitlement based Scheme.
- Coverage of Pre-Existing Diseases – Pre-existing diseases are covered and treatment package includes 3 day’s pre-hospitalization and 15 day’s post hospitalization expenditure.
- Premium Cost Sharing – For Ayushman Bharat Yojana beneficiaries, central and state govt. will bear premium cost on 60:40 ratio. For remaining beneficiaries which are included exclusively in Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana, Punjab govt. will bear the entire premium expenses.
- Where to Avail Treatment – Beneficiaries can avail health services at empanelled private and government hospitals of Punjab and Chandigarh.
- Significance – MGSSBY Scheme will cover 75% of population of state in comparison to 12% covered under PMJAY scheme. Similar schemes in other states only covers around 30% of state’s population.
Category of Beneficiaries Covered under AB-SSBY
Many types of beneficiaries are covered under the Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana which is launched by the Chief Minister of Punjab state. Here is the list of beneficiary categories covered under Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana:-
| NFSA Ration Card | 19.73 lakh |
| SECC | 14.86 lakh |
| Construction Workers | 3.01 lakh |
| Small Traders | 0.35 lakh |
| Journalist | 4767 |
| J-Form Farmer | 5.12 lakh |
E-Cards Distribution for Beneficiaries
Now all the people who are eligible beneficiaries of Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana in Punjab can get their e-cards. They can take their e-cards from any public hospital or CSC. Punjab Sarbat Sehat Bima scheme has received an overwhelming response from general public and thousands of people have already checked their eligibility on the official website. Moreover, govt. has started 104 helpline number to provide complete information on Punjab Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna on 24×7 days.
Punjab govt. has also gave a minimum target of generation of at least 10,000 e-cards per day to the agency. Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna is a flagship health insurance programme of the state. Hence it is to be assured that each and every beneficiary is issued a health card to make them aware of their eligibility under the AB-SSBY scheme. The state govt. will empower beneficiaries with the right to avail benefits of the scheme. All departments should proactively participate in e-card generation drive for creating awareness among their respective beneficiaries to come out and get their e-cards generated.
Empaneled Hospitals List under AB-Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna (AB-SSBY)
Here is the direct link to check the govt. and empanelled private hospitals list under the AB Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana – https://sha.punjab.gov.in/shapb/publicPages/hospSpltyView.php
Here are the empaneled hospitals under Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana (AB-SSBY) Scheme.
Punjab Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana Latest Update
Check Latest Updates about Punjab Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana in this section:-
Punjab Govt. to Cover 8.5 Lakh Farming Families in Health Insurance Scheme
Punjab government has decided to bring around 8.5 lakh farmers and their families under health insurance cover for the year 2021-22. All the farmers having “J” forms and “sugarcane weighment slips” would be eligible for this health scheme. “J” forms are needed for availing finance, subsidy claims and tax waivers. To facilitate the farmers to apply for this scheme in the easiest way, the Punjab Mandi Board has launched a dedicated portal for first time from this year.
Farmers Families Apply Online for Ayushman Bharat SSBY in Punjab
Now, the farmers need not to visit market committee office to apply manually as was the case earlier. The interested farmers can simply apply on Mandi Board’s portal, https://www.emandikaran-pb.in/, uploading related documents. Punjab Mandi Board would pay the entire premium for the insurance cover of all the farmers, who will get cashless treatment facility up to Rs 5 lakh per annum. All these farmers and their families will now be covered with effect from 20 August 2021. The number of farmers covered under the health insurance scheme during the last year of the scheme stood at around 5.01 lakh based on “J” forms and “Sugarcane weighment slips”.
Now, the number of farmers has reached nearly 8.5 lakh, with 7.91 lakh farmers having “J” forms registered with the Mandi Board and 55,000 cane growers. Around 5.01 lakh farmers, who have already been registered under the Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana last year, need not re-apply on portal. They will be extended the benefit for the next year based on earlier documents, but remaining nearly 3.5 lakh farmers registered as ‘J’ form holders and ‘sugarcane weighment slips’ after October 1, 2020, would have to apply on portal for availing health Insurance. The Market Committees have also been directed to facilitate every farmer, in case he needs any help to avail this cashless treatment facility in a seamless manner.
Health Facilities for Farmers at Empanelled Hospitals
Eligible farmers can apply online on portal to avail the health facilities from empanelled hospitals from 20 August 2021. Apart from the family head, husband/wife, father/mother, unmarried children, divorced daughter and her minor children, widowed daughter-in-law and her minor children would also be considered eligible to derive benefit under the scheme.
These farmers can approach any of the 642 empanelled private hospitals and 208 government hospitals for treatment facility of up to Rs 5 lakh for 1,579 diseases. Under the health insurance scheme, medical conditions including major surgical treatments such as heart surgery, cancer treatment, joint replacement and accident cases, among others are covered.
Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana for Farmers
Punjab Mandi Board has started Ayushman Bharat – Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana for all farmers of the state. This AB-SSBY is a state specific health insurance scheme in which farmers can avail cashless treatment of Rs. 5 lakh. Already registered farmers should contact the market committee offices for the following purposes:-
- Verification of names of farmers.
- To get e-cards.
- To get names of family members added.
- Information regarding government hospitals.
- Information regarding private hospitals.
All the farmers who want to avail Punjab Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana for Farmers should contact their respective market committee offices. Farmers needs to fill application form and carry supporting documents like J Form / Sugarcane Weight Slip. Farmers can visit the official website at shapunjab.in or mandiboard.nic.in. They can now apply for AB-SSY Scheme to get their name enrolled in the list of beneficiaries.
This scheme is functional for other category people of the state for which the hospital list & beneficiary list is still available at the official website. Similar to the process for other people, farmers also needs to get their e-cards prepared to avail cashless treatment at hospitals.
COVID-19 Insurance
In Punjab, an announcement has been made related to the insurance for the frontline workers during the COVID-19 Crisis. This includes sanitation staff, Safaikaramcharis, ward boys, doctors, specialists Asha workers, paramedics, technicians, nurses and other health care, workers. The compensation amount of Rs. 50 Lakh will be given to the beneficiary in case of an accident.
Helpline Number / E-mail ID
Email ID: info@shapunjab.in
Helpline Number: For any type of clarification/ information/ complaints contact on Toll-Free No. 104 or 14555.
Address: State Health Agency PunjabBSNL Circle Office, Sub. City Center, Sector 34A, Sector 34, Chandigarh, 160022.