Bhubaneswar: Head of Minister of Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced that the state’s superior health scheme, Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), will be expanded to cover 96 lakh families from now around 71.69 lakh.
About 3.5 crore people from a total of 4.5 crore populations will soon get a smart health card under the scheme, which was launched three years ago on August 15.
Making Announcemnet in the celebration of the 75th independence rate of the country, Naveen said the initiative would run away in changing the system of providing health services.
“Everyone Odisha is my family.
News about people who sell land, jewelry and don’t send children to school to manage their care costs painful me.
Therefore, I decided that this type of tribulation must go.
People must get a free-quality treatment of troublesome The best health care facilities available.
So Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana is redesigned to provide a smart health card to people who will work as a debit card for a certain amount, “said Naveen.
It must be noted that Odisha is among countries that have not implemented a central lead scheme, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
This instead came out with his own health insurance scheme.
Government sources say cards will be given to beneficiaries gradually from September 1.
The feasibility criteria have been revised to include recipients of national and state food security schemes, Anna and Antoda Anna Yojana Anna.
So far, the beneficiaries of Krushak Kalyan Yojana Bijaja, families who live below the poverty line (BPL), Anyodaya Card Holders and those with annual income less than Rs 2 Lakh are included in BSKY.
While every family can take advantage of the cost of maintenance of up to RS 5 lakh per year, female members can take advantage of this benefit to Rs 10 lakh every year.
Beneficiaries can use health services in more than 200 hospital chains inside and outside Odisha.
The government has ventured 183 hospitals in the state and 17 outside for this purpose.
It will be more empanel for more national reputation hospitals outside the country to provide cash without cash to BSKY card holders.