Bhubaneswar, April 11 -- Union Health Minister JP Nadda today launched Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in Odisha at an event in Cuttack city.

The health coverage scheme will be implemented alongside Odisha government's Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (GJAY) in the state.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram, Deputy Chief Ministers KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, and Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling among others were present on the occasion at Bali Jatra ground in Cuttack.

The state government had earlier inked an MoU with the Centre for the integration of AB-PMJAY with the GJAY of Odisha.

With this integration, around 3.52 crore people of 1.08 crore families in the state w...