The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday launched a fierce demonstration against the BJP government over the systematic shutdown of Mohalla Clinics, calling it out for dismantling Delhi’s free healthcare network to benefit private hospitals.
Kapoor claimed that now, on the other hand, the Ayushman Arogya Mandirs that have been opened by the present government are providing all basic facilities, including diagnostics, doctors, and necessary medication.
The Jharkhand government’s decision to rename Atal Mohalla Clinics as Mother Teresa Clinics has triggered a sharp political controversy, with the opposition BJP accusing the Hemant Soren-led administration of promoting religious conversion under the guise of healthcare, while the ruling alliance has defended the move as a rightful tribute to one of the world’s most respected humanitarians.
During its Nyay Yatra, Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav flagged serious issues in the functioning of Mohalla clinics claiming that they lie in the state of ruin without doctors and nurses.
Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj inaugurated two newly-built Mohalla Clinics in the Moti Nagar assembly constituency area on Tuesday increasing the number of such clinics across the city to 545.
Delhi Social Welfare Minister and Seemapuri MLA Rajendra Pal Gautam on Monday said that three new sites have been identified…
"By taking something forgotten and giving it a new lease of life, the Mohalla Clinics present a sustainable solution for the health infrastructure crisis in our country."
Consultations and treatment at these clinics would be free of cost and patients needing hospitalisation will be referred to hospitals too.
Food home delivery services have also been allowed, said the CM adding that delivery persons can show their ID cards to move around.
Mohalla clinic caters to the need of not only the population of Delhi but also migratory and floating population from neighbouring states which constitute a considerable patient load.
