Odisha CM Patnaik begins distribution of BSKY smart health cards in Malkangiri, 3.5 crore people to benefit

On Friday, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik began distributing smart health cards under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana to people in Malkangiri district of the state. According to the government, 3.5 crore people will benefit under this health scheme.

With the panchayat polls in Odisha around the corner, Biju Janata Dal supremo and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seems to be giving a push to his pro-people schemes. On Friday, he began the distribution of smart health cards under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) in Malkangiri district. LIVE: Distribution of Smart Health Cards to BSKY Beneficiaries https://t.co/rWYKfZwtY7 During Independence Day celebrations in Bhubaneswar, Naveen Patnaik had announced that smart health cards would be given to 3.5 crore people in the state under BSKY.