Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said on Friday that health insurance coverage under the Health Card Scheme would be increased. She was chairing a meeting on health card scheme. Punjab Health Secretary Saqib Zafar briefed the meeting on development in the health card scheme. “No under privileged family should be deprived from free health treatment facility,” she directed. She said that the health card scheme would be extended to all districts soon. “Health cards with better features would replace cards issued by the previous government,” she further said. The minister also directed the concerned officials to keep collected data under Benazir Income Support Programme updated so that a maximum number of people could be benefitted. State Life Insurance Corporation would provide 1.2 million families with health coverage. She directed that teaching hospitals of private medical colleges be included in the scheme as they provide health facilities on comparatively cheaper rates. “The government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf believes in betterment of common man, that is why we are now going to extend health card scheme in all districts,” she concluded. Published in Daily Times, October 20th 2018.