Chandigarh, July 11 -- The Punjab cabinet on Thursday approved the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna to provide cashless medical treatment of up to Rs.10 lakh to all the residents of the state at government as well as empanelled private hospitals.

A decision to this effect was taken during a meeting of the council of ministers chaired by Bhagwant Mann at the chief minister's official residence.

"With this, Punjab has become the first state to provide cashless treatment of up to Rs.10 lakh," Mann said after chairing the cabinet meeting.

A spokesperson from the chief minister's office said the scheme will be rolled out on October 2.

"With this, every household in the state is entitled to comprehensive healthcare coverage. The scheme will benefit ...