Odisha CM launches Mukhyamantri Vayu Swasthya Seva at Biju Patnaik International Airport

The chief minister of Odisha has recently launched the Mukhyamantri Vayu Swasthya Seva (air health services) at the Biju Patnaik International Airport. With this, it has become one of the first states to provide air ambulance facilities for the poor in the rural interior areas. The people of four tribal-dominated districts such as – Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada and Kalahandi – will be able to get better healthcare services free of cost. Oth­er districts of the state will be covered under the programme in a phased manner. The service will bridge the gap in healthcare services ow­ing to the hesitation of some doctors to be posted in remote districts be­cause of stumbling block drawbacks and locational disadvantages. It will mainly serve the people from economically weaker sections.