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 \u2013 Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the first time, the State government has also introduced smart health cards for the beneficiaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second component will extend cashless health coverage to the smartcard holders in more than 200 empanelled hospitals in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The families will be issued two chip cards printed with the name of the beneficiary and a 12-digit unique registration number.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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