“Every life is precious...” has always been the guiding principle of the Hon’ble Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The vision of the Hon’ble Chief Minister has been to provide assurance of quality health care to all the citizens of the State, especially the vulnerable sections. With this objective, Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana has been launched as a pathbreaking program to provide universal health coverage, with special emphasis on the health protection of economically vulnerable families. To achieve its objectives, the BSKY has two components: A. State Government will bear the full cost of all health services delivered to all patients (irrespective of income, status, or residence) in all State Government health care facilities starting from Sub center level to District Head Quarter and Government Medical College Hospital and Blood Bank level. B. State Government will bear the cost of healthcare provided in impaneled private hospitals for over 9,65,00,000 economically vulnerable families in the State, amounting to Annual Health coverage of ₹ 5,00,000 per family and an additional ₹ 5,00,000 for the women members of the family after exhaustion of the initial limit.

A. All families are eligible for healthcare services at Government Healthcare Institutions to District Head Quarter Hospitals and Government Medical College Hospitals and the Blood Bank level, for which the state Govt will bear the total cost. B. For additional healthcare facilities beyond the District Headquarters hospital level, through annual health coverage of ₹ 5,00,000 per annum per family and an additional Rs. 5lakh for the women members of the family after exhausting of initial limit, all BSKY Smart Card holders and NFSA/ SFSA card holders are eligible to avail of the special health coverage, for which State Government will bear the cost.

A. All health services charges are borne by the State Government, including those for drugs, diagnostics, dialysis, Cancer chemotherapy, OT, I.C.U, in-patient admission blood bank services, etc., in all government health institutions up to Government Medical College Hospital level, for all persons. B. Families having BSKY Smart Health Card can avail of cashless treatment at any impaneled private hospital under BSKY within or outside the State. Cardholder families can help with facilities such as registration, consultation, medical tests, pathologies, treatment, IPD, and follow-up consultation under BSKY at any impaneled private hospital. State Government will bear the cost up to the annual coverage amount.

A. Under universal health coverage cost of health care in all Public Health Care Institutions from Sub-centre to District Head Quarters Hospitals and Government Medical Colleges hospitals and Blood Bank are entirely borne by State Government. B. BSKY Smart Card holders can avail treatment at any impaneled private hospitals within or outside of the State for which the State Government will bear the cost up to the annual coverage amount.

No, there is no direct enrolment under BSKY. However, families covered underNFSA / SFSA within Odisha is auto-enrolled under this scheme. Any family who did not collect her/his BSKY Smart Health Card during mass distribution can collect a new/duplicate card from Mo Seva Kendra by producing her/his valid NFSA/ SFSA Card.

Swasthya Mitras are deployed at each help desk of impaneled private hospitals to facilitate the beneficiaries.

Yes, all BSKY Smart Card holders are eligible to avail of cashless treatment at impaneled private hospitals even during emergencies. BSKY beneficiaries are allowed to submit the BSKY Smart Card as eligibility at the BSKY helpdesk counter within 72 hours of hospitalization.

All the registered family members under NFSA/ SFSA who are issued with BSKY Smart Cards are eligible to avail ₹ 5,00,000 for family and an additional ₹ 5,00,000 for the female members after exhaustion of an initial ₹ 5,00,000 at any impaneled private hospitals under BSKY.

If a beneficiary either loses/ damages his / her card then the same can be obtained from the nearest Mo Seva Kendra by producing his/her NFSA/ SFSA card.

Card-related information can be accessed from the web-portal “bsky.odisha.gov.in“ or from Mo Seva Kendra's service point. Any error relating to the card can be rectified at Mo Seva Kendra after producing NFSA/ SFSA card. Before requesting any change relating to information available in the BSKY Card, a beneficiary has to first get his/her details modified in the NFSA/ SFSA card.

The list of empanelled hospitals is available in the web portal “bsky.odisha.gov.in“ in the link at empanelled hospitals list. A user can get the details of empanelled hospitals both within or outside the state from the said web portal.

All BSKY smart card holder’s health-related ailments expenses are borne by The government of Odisha limited to ₹ 5,00,000 per family (an additional ₹ 5,00,000 for female members of the family after exhaustion of the initial limit) per annum starting from 1st September 2021 at an impaneled private hospital within or outside of the State. For example: If in a family there are two members one male member and another women member then, A. If a male member falls sick and exhausts ₹ 3,00,000 from the BSKY Smart Health card and then the women member falls ill, she can avail of up to ₹ 7,00,000 under the card. B. If a male member doesn’t fall sick then women member falls sick she can avail of up to ₹ 10,00,000 under the card. C. If a women member falls sick and exhausts ₹ 3,00,000 from BSKY smart health card, then if male members fall sick, they can avail of ₹ 2,00,000 from the card.

Any person can raise any query or complaint regarding Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana with toll-free number 104 which is available 24X7. Further, scheme details and a list of impaneled hospitals can also be seen on the websites: health.odisha.gov.in, bsky.odisha.gov.in, and www.nhmorissa.gov.in.

Hon’ble Chief Minister always directs the administration to ensure the dignity of the citizens while availing government program benefits. With this vision, the Mo Sarkar feedback system has been launched to directly get feedback from the beneficiaries and the stakeholders. In BSKY also, the State Government will take direct feedback from the beneficiaries and the Hospitals regarding the implementation of the program. The citizens can also provide feedback on the Mo Sarkar Call center no 14545.