The second year of Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), the Universal health coverage scheme of Odisha was challenging amidst the onset of the pandemic due to COVID-19 and tested the resilience of the health system significantly. Maintaining non-covid services during the pandemic is an essential activity. It has significant dividends in terms of continued healthcare services to both acute and chronic patients needing care. It helps in reducing unintended consequences/complications including indirect mortality for these sections of patients.

Odisha has good experience in managing such disruptions in health services during natural disasters and has over time become efficient in activating all its reserve support systems into action quickly.

This analysis is an effort to review the uptake of non-covid services through the BSKY scheme in both public and empaneled private hospitals during the pandemic year. The key factors that contributed to the management of both the pandemic and routine healthcare services in Odisha are also explored.