Finance
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday launched the BSKY Nabin Card in the state. This benefit will be provided to all village residents, with the exception of income taxpayers and regular government employees. The beneficiaries of this card will begin receiving benefits from May, and the card distribution began on Wednesday. The state government’s 5T program is putting the plan into action.
Speaking on this occasion, the Chief Minister said, “All the 4.5 crore people of Odisha are my family. I have always been and always will be in your happiness and sorrow. Your happiness is my happiness.”
Stating that a healthy society is the basis of a prosperous nation and has a deep connection with health, the Chief Minister said, “I have always worked and will continue to work for the well-being of my family members.”
It is worth noting that more than one crore families of the state, which is 80% of the state’s population, are getting cashless medical benefits under the Biju Swastya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) in the form of medical benefits up to Rs 10 lakh for women and medical benefits up to Rs 5 lakh for other family members. In this scheme, 130,000 beneficiaries are receiving treatment in 816 registered private hospitals every month. For this, the state government is spending more than Rs 270 crore from its funds.
The Chief Minister said that the BSKY Nabin Card will help cover more families in this scheme.
At the program at the Rengali block of the Sambalpur district, State Health and Family Welfare Minister Niranjan Pujari stated that the Chief Minister’s historic decision to introduce BSKY under the 5T plan. All of the rural areas’ impoverished beneficiaries are now taken care of. The Chief Minister’s vision for Odisha’s growth and the notion of helping people is known as 5T. People’s faith in the 5T Mantra is growing these days. He remarked that the state’s citizens receiving better healthcare is of the utmost priority to the Chief Minister.
According to VK Pandian, Chairman of 5T and Nabin Odisha, the Chief Minister wants to preserve everyone’s health in the state. In this regard, throughout the following stage, almost everyone in the urban areas will be included in the BSKY Nabin card. He thanked the Department of Health and Family Welfare and the Department of Information Technology for implementing the scheme in record time.
It is worth noting that during the 5T Chairman’s district visits, many deprived people in the rural areas requested him to involve them in this scheme. Inspired by the ideals that every life is precious, the Chief Minister decided to launch the card after learning about the people’s request.
Among others, Ashok Chandra Panda, Minister for Empowerment of Disabled in Bhubaneswar block; Kumudini Naik, District Council President, Sambalpur Bamda block; Kishore Chandra Naik, MLA, Kuchinda; Rohit Pujari, MLA, Rairakhol; Shwetsnigdha Mishra, Coordinator of ‘Am Odisha, Naveen Odisha’ in Tangi block in Khurda district; Bolgarh MLA Rajendra Kumar Sahu; Khurda District Council President Rup Shri Rani Guman Singh attended the programme. They said that under the leadership of the Chief Minister Odisha is progressing in all fields. The Chief Minister pays special attention to the welfare of the people living in the lowest rungs of society. The BSKY has become a symbol for the people of the state today. They added that the people of Odisha will always remember the Chief Minister’s initiatives in the field of healthcare and development of the state.
Shalini Pandit, Commissioner and Secretary of the Health and Family Welfare Department, delivered the welcome address, and a vote of thanks was proposed by the CEO of BSKY Society.
