Overview
- The fifth-phase expansion is set for Wednesday, with 81 neighborhood clinics to be inaugurated, up from 238 currently operating.
- Health Minister Pankaj Singh said the rollout aligns with a longer-term plan targeting more than 1,100 centres across the capital.
- Centres provide free consultations, essential medicines, diagnostic tests, and screenings for diabetes, hypertension, cancer, maternal and child care, and immunisation support.
- Services include mental health support, lifestyle counseling, growth monitoring, and preventive programs such as yoga and nutrition guidance.
- The programme reports about 6.9 lakh health cards issued, 189 empanelled hospitals (138 private, 41 Delhi government, 10 central government), and Rs 36.31 lakh in cashless claims settled under the State Health Agency.