Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday took a jibe at Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik alleging that he is not letting people of the state avail benefits of the Central schemes.

At the two-day extended executive meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here, she said the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government has deliberately decided not to implement the Ayushman Bharat Central scheme due to vested political interests.