Bhubaneswar, Aug. 6 -- Beneficiaries in Odisha will now be eligible for 91 additional cancer treatment packages under the integrated Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)- Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (GJAY) as part of the Mukhyamantri Cancer Care Abhiyan. The expansion is aimed at enhancing services and broadening treatment options available to cancer patients across the state.

According to a report by The Times Of India, the newly introduced packages were incorporated into the AB-PMJAY-GJAY treatment package master as exclusive state-specific packages after receiving approval from the National Health Authority. Following this addition, the number of cancer treatment packages under the scheme increased to 545, whil...