Odisha announced smart health cards for 3.5 crore people

Odisha state government recently announced the expansion of its flagship health assurance scheme – Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) that it had implemented instead of the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).

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Around 3.5 crore people in 96 lakh families, who are now getting benefits under national and state food security schemes, will get cashless health coverage under BSKY from September 1 onwards.

For the first time, the State government has also introduced smart health cards for the beneficiaries.

The second component will extend cashless health coverage to the smartcard holders in more than 200 empanelled hospitals in the country.

The families will be issued two chip cards printed with the name of the beneficiary and a 12-digit unique registration number.