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News Desk: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to the central government that she is ready to implement PM Kisan and Ayushman Bharat scheme if center provides the amount to state government to fund. She wrote to the Union Agriculture Minister that the state government has already introduced the Krishak Bandhu scheme for the farmers and the Union Health Minister that under the Swasthya Sathi scheme the state government was providing free treatment to the people of the state.
She said “However, we will be happy to provide benefits to the farmers under the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, and in that case, the Central government may transfer the requisite fund direct to the state government for further disbursement with full responsibility to the beneficiaries through the state government machinery”
She added “Ayushman Bharat Scheme may be extended by the government of India with entire 100 percent expenditure for the scheme in such a case, the entire funding for the scheme may be routed through the state government”
