Overview
- Sukhpal Kaur, 37, received cashless treatment for aortic dissection at PGIMER in Chandigarh after her Sehat Card was verified.
- Doctors said the condition required urgent surgery because delays raise the risk of death.
- Hospital officials put the bill at about ₹4 lakh under the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna, which insures each family for up to ₹10 lakh at empanelled hospitals.
- A relative said the family could not have arranged that sum on short notice and the card let care begin at once.
- Punjab’s health minister praised the case as proof of the program’s impact, while Times Now called the payout among the largest and Hindustan Times emphasized official confirmations.