Bhubaneswar, January 16: The Odisha government on Tuesday extended the deadline for submission of applications for Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) Nabin Card by 10 days, according to a notification.

The application process, which started on January 6, will now continue till January 26 instead of January 16, it said. Odisha Government Orders All Doctors in State To Write Prescriptions and Medico-Legal Docs in Legible Handwriting or in Printed Form; Here's Why.

Eligible persons can register themselves on bskynabin.odisha.gov.in to get benefits of the newly launched healthcare scheme, it added. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the BSKY Nabin Card on December 29 to provide cashless healthcare facilities to people of rural areas in private hospitals. Odisha Government Approves Nine Industrial Projects Worth Over Rs 1 Lakh Crore, Expected to Create 28,000 Jobs.

All rural families of the state, except government employees, income taxpayers and those not covered under BSKY, will be eligible for the 'BSKY Nabin Card'. They will be entitled to cashless healthcare of Rs 5 lakh per annum, and the coverage for women would be up to Rs 10 lakh in empanelled private hospitals both inside and outside the state.