Guwahati, June 18 -- Reported by Avik Chakraborty

Dibrugarh: Allegations of irregularities in the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat scheme have surfaced at Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH), with claims that a patient was initially denied surgery under the government health insurance programme and was asked to procure medicines from outside sources.

The allegations came to light after local BJP leader Ujjal Kashyap raised the issue in a social media post. According to the allegations, the patient's guardian was informed by a surgeon that the operation would not be conducted using medicines obtained under the Ayushman Bharat scheme and was instead handed a list of operation theatre medicines to arrange privately.

The matter ...