The war of words between the Centre and the Mamata Bannerjee government has escalated over the state’s withdrawal from the Ayushman Bharat scheme. The Centre is now accusing West Bengal of violating stipulations by not giving the Narendra Modi government any branding in the health insurance scheme. The Centre, in a strong letter to the state, has also said that nearly 60 lakh families in West Bengal would suffer with the discontinuation of Ayushman Bharat scheme, saying the state’s Swasthya Sathi scheme only covers 50 lakh families while Ayushman Bharat covered almost 1.11 crore families or 55% of the state’s families.