All 44,08,070 Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) cardholders were included in the Biju Krushak Kalyan Yojana (BKKY) and would, thus, became eligible to get Rs 1 lakh insurance cover under the BKKY and all health benefits being provided under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) from January 1.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Pratap Jena informed this at a Press meet held here on Wednesday. He said the RSBY beneficiaries were included in the BKKY as the Central scheme was closed on December 31, 2018.
As RSBY cardholders, the beneficiaries were getting an insurance coverage of Rs 30,000 through RSBY with top of Rs 70,000 through BKKY (Stream-II). Now they would be covered with Rs 1 lakh insurance under BKKY, said Jena.
The Minister further informed that almost all the RSBY beneficiaries have been given new BKKY (Stream-II) cards and those left out can obtain the same from BKKY kiosks available at every District Headquarters Hospital.
Between the BSKY’s inception on August 15, 2018 and December 18, 2018 , a total of 1,82,33,733 instances have been recorded where people have availed healthcare under the scheme.
As of now, 12,973 people have got MRI services, 43,519 got CT scan services, 2,58,773 X-Ray services, 62,784 ultra sound services, 19,689 dialysis services, 71,09,674 pathology services, 24,753 ICU services, 16,892 chemotherapy services and 4,05,708 surgeries.
According to the scheme, beneficiaries are being provided free treatment upto Rs 5 lakh and, in case of women, the amount of support is Rs 7 lakh per annum. The BSKY services are available in all Government hospitals and 208 empanelled private health institutions.
The Minister said beneficiaries can dial toll-free No 155369 to know more information about the BKSY.