Ayushman Bharat programme a jumla, being imposed on Delhi: AAP

The AAP Sunday termed the BJP-led Centre's flagship Ayushman Bharat health insurance programme a 'jumla' and alleged that the scheme is being imposed on the people of Delhi.

The reaction came after Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Saturday rebutted Arvind Kejriwal's claim that the AAP government's health scheme is "10 times bigger and comprehensive" than the Ayushman Bharat programme saying the Delhi chief minister's "callous" response shows he is "least interested" in the welfare of the people of the city.

Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj, in a video message, said if Vardhan is so concerned about the people of the national capital, then the Centre should allot land for mohalla clinics to Delhi government.

He said, "The DDA has not allotted land for a single mohalla clinic. If Harsh Vardhan is so concerned about the well being of the people of Delhi then he should allot land for construction of mohalla clinics."
But Vardhan hit back saying all "fancy schemes" of the AAP government, "including the much-touted Universal Coverage Health Scheme, announced more than a year ago, are still lying on the drawing boards awaiting implementation even after four-and-half-years"