Government faces flak over BSKY good playing cards

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: The state authorities on Monday got here in for sharp criticism within the meeting over the failure of the good playing cards issued to folks below the flagship programme Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) to learn the needy at varied hospitals within the State. The difficulty got here up within the meeting through the query hour with minister of state for well being and household welfare Naba Kishore Das admitting the lapse. 

He, nevertheless, shifted the blame on the ‘communication gaps’ with varied hospitals as the first purpose behind the anomalies. The minister mentioned the federal government is eager to deal with the problem by together with extra hospitals for empanelment below the scheme. A complete of 315 hospitals in Odisha and 15 hospitals outdoors the State have been empanelled below the scheme, he added.

Congress MLA Adhiraj Panigrahy alleged that many sufferers are going through difficulties as they’re unable to reap the advantages of the BSKY playing cards at varied hospitals within the State and outdoors.

Citing some situations in Nuapada district, Panigrahy mentioned many well-known non-public hospitals have been denying folks availing remedy utilizing BSKY services due to issues in getting disbursement from the Odisha authorities.

Similarly, BJP MLA Mukesh Mahaling alleged that sufferers usually are not with the ability to avail OPD providers utilizing the BSKY playing cards.