PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has decided to restore free healthcare services under Sehat Card Plus initiative from Ramazan 1 for whole population of the province.
The decision was made at a meeting held here on Thursday with the chief minister in the chair. The participants of the meeting were told that Rs5 billion had been released to the State Life on the instructions of the chief minister for the restoration of the free healthcare services.
The meeting also decided in principle to release Rs5 billion on monthly basis for the payment of arrears to State Life.
The chief minister has termed the public welfare as an important priority area of his government, and said that Sehat Card Plus was a project of public importance which would be continued at all costs. He said that funds for the payment of arrears to state Life, would be provided on priority basis.
This is the matter of public health, and there would be no compromise on it ” he remarked and made it clear that necessary reforms would also be introduced in order to ensure transparency in Sehat Card Plus scheme.