With MLAs expressing concern over refusal to provide free health care services to beneficiaries of Biju Swasthya Kalayan Yojana (BSKY) by private hospitals, Assembly Speaker SN Patro on Wednesday directed the state government to take suitable action to ensure that the patients are not deprived of cashless treatment.
The Speaker gave the ruling to Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kishore Das during discussion on an adjournment notice on worsening health services in the state after several members, including Santosh Singh Saluja of Congress, described the plight of BSKY cardholders at the hands of private hospitals.