PATIALA : After the assembly polls in Punjab have concluded, the Sikh community is about to witness another battle for ballot with the general elections of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) falling on March 11.
The DSGMC has announced a “Guru Harkrishsn help health insurance scheme” for economically weaker Sikh families settled in Delhi.The president of Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi) and DSGMC Paramjit Singh Sarna told punjabnewsline.com over phone that the scheme would provide free and subsidised medical treatment to Sikhs in Delhi.
Sarna said the “Guru Harkrishan Health Insurance Scheme” would help provide medical insurance cover of Rs one lakh to poor Sikh families in the national capital helping them avail free medical treatment in 150 designated hospitals in Delhi. The health insurance scheme would be provided only to those families who follow the Sikh Rehat Maryada.
Meanwhile, DSGMC has entered an agreement with Radiant B L Kapoor Hospital for starting the Guru Harkrishan Hospital. The private hospital would pay DSGMC an amount of Rs 25.5 crore which would be spent on education and health facilities.
The announcements came ahead of the March 11 elections to the Committee managing Gurudwaras and Sikh educational institutions in Delhi.
Sarna welcomed Delhi government’s decision to hold fresh DSGMC elections on March 11. He also charged Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) for leaving the “Panthic agenda” and instead taking to the economic agenda. Sarna alleged SAD-B had given tickets in assembly polls to “Patit Sikhs” and claimed his party would carry forward the panthic agenda only.
News Source: Punjab Online
