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Patients and their families in Odisha have raised serious complaints regarding the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, questioning its efficiency compared to the state's earlier Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY).

According to the grievances, several facilities that were available under BSKY are missing in Ayushman Bharat Yojana. Patients are also facing hurdles due to biometric linkage issues and OTP verification problems, which have left many of them stranded in the middle of treatment.

A round-table meeting involving various political parties and organizations was held in Bhubaneswar on Saturday to discuss these is...