By Our Correspondent
NUAPADA/BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched the distribution smart health cards for Nuapada and Kalahandi districts. “ନୂଆପଡ଼ା ନୂଆ ପରିଚୟ ନେଇ ଆଗକୁ ବଢୁଛି। ନୂଆପଡ଼ାର ବିକାଶକୁ ଆହୁରି ଆଗକୁ ନେବା ପାଇଁ ଜିଲ୍ଲାରେ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ ସହ ବିଜୁ ସ୍ବାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ କଲ୍ୟାଣ ଯୋଜନା ସ୍ମାର୍ଟ ହେଲଥ୍ କାର୍ଡ଼ ବଣ୍ଟନର ଶୁଭାରମ୍ଭ କରି ମୁଁ ଖୁସି। ଏଥିସହ ଖରିଆରର ଇଭାନ୍ଜେଲିକାଲ ହସ୍ପିଟାଲକୁ ବିଜୁ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ କଲ୍ୟାଣ ଯୋଜନାରେ ସାମିଲ କରିବାକୁ ଘୋଷଣା କରିଛି।,” Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik tweeted @Naveen_Odisha.
“ବିଜୁ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ କଲ୍ୟାଣ ଯୋଜନା ସ୍ମାର୍ଟ ହେଲଥ୍ କାର୍ଡ଼ ଦ୍ୱାରା ନୂଆପଡ଼ାର ୧.୭୩ ଲକ୍ଷ ଲୋକ ଉପକୃତ ହେବେ। ଏହି କାର୍ଡରେ ପରିବାର ସଦସ୍ୟଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ₹୫ ଲକ୍ଷ ଏବଂ ମା’ମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ₹୧୦ ଲକ୍ଷ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଚିକିତ୍ସା ସୁବିଧା ରହିଛି। ସମସ୍ତେ ସମ୍ମାନର ସହ ବଞ୍ଚନ୍ତୁ। ଏହା ହିଁ ଆମ ବିଭିନ୍ନ କଲ୍ୟାଣ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମର ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ।,” he added.
Chief Minister distributed Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) smart health cards to the beneficiaries in Kalahandi district. A total of 14 lakh people will be benefited from the smart cards in the district. Apart from distributing the health cards, the Odisha CM dedicated key development projects worth Rs 860 crore to the people of the district.
The Chief Minister said that 3.5 crore people of 96 lakh families in the state would benefit from the Smart Health Card. The Chief Minister further stated that the infrastructure work in the district is on progress. He said a Rs 2,500 crore project is underway to supply piped water to every village in the district. The work for Biju Expressway, the Bhawanipatna bypass, the Bhawanipatna-Rayagada road, various grid substation work, the rehabilitation of slum dwellers in Kesinga, Kalahandi has been progressing quite successfully.