The Niramaya outlets at the district headquarters hospital here wear a deserted look even as serpentine queues can be witnessed in front of private medical stores near the facility.
This speaks volumes of the efficacy of one of the most ambitious schemes of the state government which was launched four years back to make health care affordable for all.
Free medicines are supplied to government hospitals for distribution among patients through Odisha State Medical Corporation (OSMC) under the scheme.
But, owing to apathy of officials, most of the medicines are not available at the two Niramaya centres on the premises of the district headquarters hospital.