Listing the path-breaking initiatives taken by the state government, the Chief Minister said that the state government has launched a historic scheme ‘Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna’, under which each family will receive free medical treatment up to Rs 10 lakh—whether at a government or private hospital.He said that this scheme will include farmers, traders, government employees, and pensioners with no income limit, adding that it will benefit 3 crore people of Punjab. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that there are 881 Aam Aadmi Clinics currently running, where 70,000 people get treated daily, adding that 200 more clinics will be opened soon.He said that to provide quality education, government schools are being upgraded to Schools of Eminence, and it is a proud moment that Punjab has ranked first in the National Achievement Survey conducted by the Union Government, surpassing even Kerala. He said that 848 government school students have qualified for the NEET exam, 265 students cleared JEE Mains, and 45 cleared the JEE Advanced exam.Mann said that this year, girls topped in 8th, 10th, and 12th results, and the state government is providing transport facilities to ferry students, especially girls in government schools.Mann said that Principals and teachers are being sent to prestigious institutes in Singapore, Finland, and Ahmedabad for training. He said that 115 government schools have been named after freedom fighters, martyrs, and prominent figures. He said that keeping in mind the demand for skill-based education, the number of ITI seats in the state has been increased from 35,000 to 52,000.He said that over 55,000 government jobs have been given to the youth in a completely transparent manner and purely on merit. He said that a new Sports Policy (2023) has been implemented to revive Punjab’s sporting glory, adding that 13,000 modern stadiums will be built, out of which 3,083 are under construction.Mann said that three seasons of “Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan” have already been held, and youth are being encouraged to scale new heights in field sports, thereby channelising their energy in a positive direction to wean them away from drugs.He said that in an environment friendly initiative, the process has been initiated by launching a special project to clean over 17,000 ponds in the state. He said that the Punjab Rural Transformation Fellowship has been launched to accelerate the ongoing pace of development in the rural areas.
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