📍New Delhi:
In a major push to bolster Delhi’s primary healthcare infrastructure, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and her Cabinet will inaugurate 33 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs across the capital on Saturday. The initiative aims to strengthen accessible, affordable, and quality healthcare under the Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission.
Gupta will personally inaugurate one centre and unveil six others virtually. The remaining 26 centres will be inaugurated physically by six Cabinet Ministers in their respective constituencies.
👩⚕️ Key Highlights
- 🏥 33 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs: 29 Primary Health Centres + 4 Sub-Centres
- 💊 15 Jan Aushadhi Kendras: To be inaugurated at major state-run hospitals
- 👩⚕️ Staffing Model: MBBS doctors posted instead of Community Health Officers
- 🔬 Services Offered: Cancer screening, immunisation, TB screening, family planning
- 🧪 NAAT machines for advanced TB testing will be installed soon
🧑⚕️ Ministers Participating in Physical Inaugurations
- Pankaj Kumar Singh – Health
- Parvesh Verma – Public Works
- Manjinder Singh Sirsa – Environment
- Ashish Sood – Home & Education
- Ravinder Indraj Singh – Social Welfare
- Kapil Mishra – Culture & Arts
🏗️ Infrastructure Expansion Plans
According to officials:
- 964 locations have been earmarked for future Ayushman Arogya Mandir sub-centres
- 255 permanent health centres will replace temporary Mohalla Clinics
- Equipment and medicines from older clinics to be relocated to new facilities
- Centres comply with Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) 2022 tailored for urban India
💊 Jan Aushadhi Kendras: Affordable Medicines for All
The 15 newly inaugurated Jan Aushadhi Kendras are aimed at significantly reducing patients’ out-of-pocket expenses by providing low-cost generic alternatives to branded medicines.
