Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced extension of free health services under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) to all Government Medical College Hospitals from the February 1, 2019.
All patients, irrespective of APL or BPL category, would avail health services and Blood Bank facility free of cost. Previously, the free treatment facilities for all were available from sub-centres at village level up to the district headquarters hospital level.
The BSKY, which was launched on August 15, 2018, has received an overwhelming response with over 2.25 crore instances of free healthcare availed by the people.
This cashless care is being provided to all persons with no requirement of any income, residence or any other document. The free services would cover all procedures provided in all Government health facilities, including in-patient beds, surgeries, OT facility, ICU facility without any charge.
For this, the State Government has made an additional provision of over Rs 100 crores from the State Budget.
In empanelled private hospitals, over 70 lakh families would continue to avail cashless care up to Rs 5 lakh per annum per family and Rs 7 lakh for women members of the family.
With this, another milestone has been created towards the vision of achieving Universal Health Coverage for the people, said a release from the Chief Minister's office.