Mukhya Mantri Sehat Yojna launched with ₹10 lakh annual health cover

Exam-focused facts from the 25 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Punjab government launched Mukhya Mantri Sehat Yojna on 24 January 2026 in Mohali.
The scheme provides health insurance cover up to ₹10 lakh per year to three crore residents from 65 lakh families.
Over 900 government and private hospitals in Punjab and Chandigarh are empanelled under the scheme.
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema stated Punjab is the first state to offer ₹10 lakh health insurance coverage.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann inaugurated the scheme.