Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the distribution of Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) smart health cards, an initiative that will help 1.35 lakh people in Gajapati.
According to the reports, while addressing in the public meeting at Paralakhemundi, the CM stated nearly 3.5 crore people of 96 lakh families of Odisha will benefit from the scheme and the smart health cards will help the poor get access to medical services without any financial problem.
Beneficiaries can avail of services from 200 top hospitals of the country with help of the cards. Every life was precious for him and the aim behind launching the smart health card was to save lives. The smart health card scheme has been launched in Malkangiri, Sundargarh and Balangir districts so far.
Minister for Health and Family Welfare Naba Kishore Das, Minister of State for Energy Dibya Shankar Mishra, Minister of State for SC and ST development Jagannath Saraka and Berhampur MP Chandrasekhar Sahu were present.
