Left Out Kids Under Central & State Food Security Schemes to be Covered Under BSKY

Bhubaneswar, August 29: The State Government has approved Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) benefits to the children in the age group of 5 to 18, whose names are not included in the database, but families are covered under the Central and State Food Security Schemes.

Health and Family Welfare Department Secretary today issued a directive in this regard to all BSKY empanelled hospitals regarding this new criterion involving NFSA and SFSS.

"The State Government has been pleased to approve that BSKY benefits may be extended to the child members of NFSA/SFSS families in the age group of 5 to 18 years old whose name are not in there in the data base of NFSA/SFSS by blocking in the name of the father/mother, on production of documentary evidence by the parent to support the claim that the individual being treated is their child", said the letter.

With this noble gesture the left out children of the NFSA and SFSS covered families would be benefited greatly by BSKY.