On eve of 'Ayushman Bharat' roll out, Modi decries Naveen government

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a diatribe against the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha for cold-shouldering ‘Ayushman Bharat’, a centrally sponsored health insurance scheme.

Modi who is set to roll out the scheme on September 23 in Jharkhand was visibly piqued at the Odisha government's decision to snub the initiative which he said could benefit millions in the state.

Addressing a huge rally at Talcher, Modi questioned his audience whether the people of Odisha would not like to avail such a beneficial scheme. "Shouldn't the Odisha government come forward and join the scheme? he asked a rapturous gathering.

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