Odisha CM announces smart health card to bear treatment cost

The Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana will enable each family to get up to ₹5 lakh as treatment cost a year.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said Odisha would provide smart health cards to 3.5 crore people in the State under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), which would enable each family to get treatment cost up to ₹5 lakh per annum. Odisha is said to be the first State in the country to provide such smart health cards. Addressing the State-level 75th Independence Day celebrations here, Mr. Patnaik said. “all the people of entire Odisha are my family. The news of people selling land, jewellery or stop sending children to school to manage their treatment costs pains me. Therefore, I decided that this type of distress must end. People should get hassle-free quality treatment at best available health care facilities.”