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The central government quoted health survey data to claim that West Bengal had fared worse than states which chose to implement its health insurance scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
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The PMJAY scheme aims to provide ₹5 lakh health insurance coverage per year to nearly 110 million economically vulnerable families. But West Bengal, Telangana, Odisha, and Delhi have not implemented PMJAY
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Our fact check shows that in fact, West Bengal outperformed PMJAY states on several health indicators in the Economic Survey such as infant mortality, family planning, and childhood vaccinations
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We find out why the Economic Survey's assessment of PMJAY improving various such health parameters is flawed, to begin with