Tangra, Jan. 8 -- Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda attacked the Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal for its "failures" in ensuring healthcare for the people, pointing out how the denial of Ayushman Bharat, and "ineffective implementation of welfare programmes" has deprived the poor and vulnerable people of life-saving healthcare. While addressing a Doctors' Meet held in Tangra, West Bengal, Nadda also hailed the transformative healthcare initiatives undertaken under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.

According to an official statement on Thursday, he pointed out that despite historic national progress in health indicators, West Bengal continues to lag due to the denial of Ayushman Bharat and ...