Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched smart health cards under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana to enable around 3.5 crore people to get cashless healthcare services in 200 hospitals in the state and other parts of the country.
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Around 3.5 crore people of 96 lakh families will be benefited from the new healthcare initiative as women can avail of cashless treatment up to ₹10 lakh per year and other family members will get the benefit up to ₹ 5 lakh each.
At least 1.55 lakh families will be benefited from the initiative in Malkangriri, a tribal-dominated district.
The initiative can change the face of healthcare services to people in Odisha, he said after launching the programme at a remote place in Malkangiri district.
