Bhubaneswar, April 3 -- The Odisha government is set to roll out the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in the state next week, integrating it with the existing Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (GJAY), formerly known as Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY). The merger will provide a unified health card to beneficiaries, reports said.

With this integration, 3.52 crore people from 1.08 crore families will be covered under the combined scheme, likely to be named Ayushman Bharat-Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-GJAY). As per the eligibility criteria, around 67.8 lakh families will be covered under AB-PMJAY, while the Odisha government will extend coverage to the remaining beneficiaries through GJAY.

The integration proces...