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65 year old mother gets free knee operation, tears of joy in her son’s eyes

Punjab News: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Sarkar April 17 brought immense happiness in the life of 65-year-old Kewal Kaur of village Panwa in Dasuha area of ​​Hoshiarpur district of Punjab. For many years she was suffering from unbearable knee pain, due to which her life was limited to pain. She couldn’t walk without support and every day felt like a struggle. Today, Kewal Kaur is moving towards standing on her feet again, that too without any financial burden – thanks to the health initiative of the Bhagwant Mann government. Under the ‘Mukhyamantri Swasthya Yojana’, his knee operation was successfully done at Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar. Earlier this operation used to cost around Rs 1.5 lakh, which is now done completely free of cost.

Kewal Kaur’s son Mandeep Singh, a farmer, gets emotional remembering these difficult days. His mother lived in constant pain for almost five years. He consulted many doctors and took medicines, but did not get any permanent relief. Eventually the situation became such that it became difficult to even walk a step without support. “When my mother became completely dependent, surgery was the only hope,” he says. Mandeep first read about this scheme in the newspaper and got a health card made, which changed his life. After the hospital formalities, on April 17, Dr. Anit Sachar and his team successfully completed the surgery in a process that took about two hours. Now his recovery has started and his self-esteem and peace of mind are also coming back. Although the stitches are still there and will be removed soon, the pain which was a part of his life for years is now beginning to subside. Emotionally, Kewal Kaur says, “Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is like a third son to me. My operation was done without spending a single penny. Now I am not a burden on anyone, and life will be easier now.”

For the family, it was not just a medical procedure but a return of self-respect. Mandeep says that even though his children live abroad and financial help was possible, this scheme gave him self-reliance and respect.
He also informed that along with only Kaur, about five other elderly patients from Mohali, Hoshiarpur and surrounding villages also underwent knee surgery under the same scheme. The initial investigation cost around Rs 2,400, but the entire treatment was free. According to Mandeep, free treatment up to Rs 10 lakh under this scheme is no less than a boon for poor and middle class families. This story of Kewal Kaur is not just about a successful operation, but it is a living example of how getting the right help at the right time not only improves health but also brings back hope, self-respect and the will to live.