The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY)-Ayushman Bharat launched on September 23, 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not cover five states -- Delhi, Kerala, Odisha, Punjab and Telangana as these states have opted out of the scheme. Delhi is not among the states and union territories that have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre to implement the healthcare programme. Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal has claimed the scheme is a public relations exercise which will prove to be another jumla (rhetoric). Telangana has also chosen not to implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme for the time being, citing a state scheme that covers around 80 lakh families. The Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha government has not joined Centre's healthcare scheme and has instead gone for the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana. The CM Pinarayi Vijayan-led state has been particularly scathing in its criticism of Ayushman Bharat. Kerala's Finance Minister Thomas Isaac, in a seris of tweets, raised questions over the effective implementation of the scheme.

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY)-Ayushman Bharat launched on September 23, 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not cover five states -- Delhi, Kerala, Odisha, Punjab and Telangana as these states have opted out of the scheme. Delhi is not among the states and union territories that have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre to implement the healthcare programme. Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal has claimed the scheme is a public relations exercise which will prove to be another jumla (rhetoric). Telangana has also chosen not to implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme for the time being, citing a state scheme that covers around 80 lakh families. The Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha government has not joined Centre's healthcare scheme and has instead gone for the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana. The CM Pinarayi Vijayan-led state has been particularly scathing in its criticism of Ayushman Bharat. Kerala's Finance Minister Thomas Isaac, in a seris of tweets, raised questions over the effective implementation of the scheme.