The Odisha government has approved a budget outlay of Rs 27,019.25 crore for implementation of the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and the state-sponsored Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana for a period of five years.
The cabinet has approved a total of 10 proposals from seven departments, including the health insurance scheme.
Under the new integrated scheme, 3.46 crore people of about 1.03 crore families will get Rs 5 lakh per family per year, and female members will get an additional cashless treatment benefit of Rs 5 lakh.
The government has also decided to extend the validity of the One Time Settlement Scheme introduced by the Water Resources Department for collection of arrears of water tax of central and state PSUs, private, industrial, commercial and other establishments till May 31, 2025.