In Delhi, an ego tussle over names may spell bad news for all 20 lakh potential beneficiaries under the Central government's mega health insurance scheme for the poor. The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (ABPMJAY) is set for a rollout on September 25.

However, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the Capital wants it named as the 'Mukhya Mantri Aam Aadmi Swasthya Bima Yojana-Ayushman Bharat', top officials have told Mail Today. The Centre is understood to have even suggested to the Delhi government to at least keep 'Ayushman Bharat' at the start of the scheme's name, and "the rest can be discussed". But this is not the only point of contention.

The Delhi government is also looking at adding 50 lakh beneficiaries to the list, a demand unlikely to be met. The Centre has identified the beneficiaries from the socio-economic caste census-2011.

This may be the latest in a string of high-voltage legal and political tussles that Arvind Kejriwal's government has been fighting with the Centre over who has a greater say in ruling the city-state.

The world's biggest plan of its kind, also known as the National Health Protection Scheme (NHPC), will provide cashless health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for hospitalisation.

It will reach 100 million poor families or 500 million people in India. "Our Health Minister Satyendra Jain has approved the scheme for Delhi. The AAP government wants it to be renamed'Mukhya Mantri Aam Aadmi Swasthya Bima Yojana-Ayushman Bharat'.

The government has sent the file to the Union Health Ministry, and is waiting for its reply," a senior Delhi government official told Mail Today, on the condition of anonymity.

A total of 29 states and Union Territories, of the all 36, are on board for what is also popularly referred to as'Modicare'. "We're in receipt of the Delhi government's demand to change the name of the scheme to Mukhya Mantri Aam Aadmi Swasthya Bima Yojana- Ayushman Bharat," said a top Union Health Ministry official.

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement in his Independence Day address about the launch of the scheme on RSS ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay's birth anniversary, pilot tests for patient registration and transactions have begun.

"No poor will have to suffer because of high costs in hospitalisation," the prime minister had said. Delhi government spokesperson Nagendar Sharma, however, denied any proposal to change the name of the scheme but said "talks are on" with the Central government. The Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Vijender Gupta, criticised the AAP government for "not implementing" the scheme yet.

"This is totally a selfish motive to change the name of the scheme. The Delhi government has backtracked. It is exposed. Other states have already started work." The BJP leader said the party will agitate if the AAP government does not implement the scheme.

"We will not let the people of Delhi suffer," he said. Meanwhile, Delhi's Director-General of Health Services (DGHS), Dr Kirti Bhushan, said the AAP government has proposed "certain changes" to the scheme, including adding more beneficiaries.

"The number of poor people is less if we look at Delhi's population of 1.8 crore. The government wants to reach out to more people. We're looking at fresh data. The actual number could be 70 lakh," he said. Each beneficiary will have a Rs 5 lakh wallet.

The billing amount will be automatically deducted after treatment. Referrals from government hospitals are a must for treatment in private hospitals. Sources said the Centre has excluded taxpayers from the scheme, but the Delhi government wants to include them as well as beneficiaries.