Overview

• Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao announced on June 2 that the scheme will cover all districts and target rural residents aged 30 and above for free NCD screening and management.
• Originally piloted in Kolar district in October 2024, the initiative is being scaled up after door-to-door teams achieved high detection rates for major health conditions.
• ASHA workers will visit four to five households per day to register residents on the NCD portal and promote check-ups at Ayushman Health and Wellness Centres.
• Community Health Officers at wellness centres will screen for conditions ranging from diabetes and hypertension to cancers and neurological disorders, logging results digitally.
• Patients diagnosed with NCDs will receive protocol drugs free of cost at nearby Ayushman Arogya Mandirs and benefit from regular follow-up care to prevent complications.