By Our Correspondent
PARLAKHEMUNDI/BHUBANESWAR:Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday visited Gajapati district and launched distribution of smart health cards to the beneficiaries covered under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY).
The smart health card will benefit about 1.35 lakh people in the Gajapati district and it will help to ease treatment related financial burden on people. Chief Minister has already launched the distribution of smart health cards in Malkangiri, Sundergarh and Bolangir in three phases.
The event was attended by Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Das who highlighted the steps taken by the State Government for the development of the health sector. Several ministers, MLAs and 5T Secretary VK Panidan also attended the meeting.