With this, the state becomes the first one to pull out of ModiCare, touted as the world’s biggest government-funded healthcare programme.
Banerjee said the state will not “waste” its hard-earned resources to contribute its share to the National Health Protection Scheme.
“The Centre has drawn up a health plan in which 40% of the fund has to come from states. But why should the state spend on another programme when it already has its own? A state will have its own scheme if it has the resources,” the CM said while addressing a public meeting in Krishnanagar.
She further ridiculed the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana' and slammed the Modi government for allocating ‘paltry’ fund for the project.