Boudh, : Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will virtually inaugurate the distribution programme of Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) smart health card in Boudh district today. The scheme is aimed at transforming the health services in Odisha.
Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari, Kandhamal MP Achyutananda Samanta, Boudh MLA Pradip Kumar Amat will attend the programme and distribute the smart health cards among the beneficiaries.
According to the sources, around 37.2 lakh beneficiaries will be covered under BSKY smart health card scheme in Boudh district. Besides, the Chief Minister will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of various developmental projects.
Worth mentioning, the BSKY smart health card will entitle the beneficiaries to free treatment at all government hospitals and more than 200 private hospitals of the state.
Each family can avail of treatment benefits up to Rs 5 lakh per annum under the scheme and in the case of women family members, the limit is Rs 10 lakh.
