Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday launched distribution of smart health cards under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana in Dhenkanal and Anugul districts. At least one million people in both districts would benefit under the scheme.
As of now, half of the 30 districts of the State have been covered under the scheme.The CM alo announced projects worth Rs 880 crore for Dhenkanal and Rs 1,176 crore for Angul district. In Angul, he recalled the great contributions of and former Chief Minister Nabakrushna Choudhury and Malati Choudhury and also said that Anugul district is famous for the Baji Rout Chhatrabas, which they have founded.
In Dhenkanal, the CM paid homage to the martyrs Baji Rout and Sarangadhar Das and hailed the past Dhenkanal Prajamandal movement.He said Rs 50 crore would be invested for tourism development in Dhenkanal.