Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has requested Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to implement the Ayushman Yojana. Attending the inaugural function of the Sri Jagannath Medical College in the holy city of Puri in Odisha through the virtual mode today, the Union Health Minister said that the implementation of the Ayushman Scheme will be in the larger interest of the people of the state. Chief Minister Mr.Patnaik was present on the occasion.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that interacting with a couple of medicos virtually, the Union Health Minister reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of ensuring accessibility and affordability of health services for all. He advised the medical students to contribute to the nation's health by serving the poor wherever they find an opportunity to do so. On the occasion, Mr. Mandaviya said that the Govt. of India and the Govt. of Odisha have jointly established many medical colleges in Odisha and many more are likely to be commissioned in the future. Citing the setting up of a hospital in Sundergarh with financial assistance from NTPC and a medical college in Talcher with an expenditure of one thousand crore rupees by Coal India, the Minister said, during the Modi Government, the number of medical colleges and seats therein continue to increase, thereby benefiting the people of the state. <br />''<br />''<br />