<h1>Chief minister defends inclusive state health scheme, rejects central Ayushman Bharat for asset-based exclusions, cites funding disputes</h1> The state chief minister asserted the state's health scheme is inclusive and criticized the central Ayushman Bharat scheme as discriminatory for excluding beneficiaries based on asset ownership, citing refusal to join the central scheme. The government reported extensive utilization and significant state expenditure on its program and inaugurated multiple state-funded healthcare projects including advanced surgical and blood/cancer facilities. The chief minister raised federal funding disputes, alleging withheld GST compensation by the central government. She noted legislative bills pending with the governor and said they will be re-presented following a Supreme Court instruction, highlighting intergovernmental friction over health policy and fiscal support.