Chandigarh, Dec. 10 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's flagship health insurance initiative, Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana, aimed at providing Rs.10 lakh insurance cover to every family in Punjab, is finally set to be rolled out in January next year.

The scheme aims to extend free medical treatment to all 3 crore residents of Punjab, regardless of income status. Under the previous health insurance programme, Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna, launched under the Capt Amarinder Singh government, families were eligible for treatment up to Rs.5 lakh. The new scheme doubles that coverage per family.

Although the scheme was officially 'launched' on July 8 by chief minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal at a public event...