Overview

• All 881 existing Aam Aadmi Clinics have been integrated with a WhatsApp chatbot to deliver prescriptions, diagnostic reports and consultation reminders directly to patients.
• The Department of Health and Family Welfare will maintain a centralized digital database of patient ailments and treatments to improve continuity of care.
• Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has announced plans to open 200 additional clinics, bringing the total network to 1,081 primary health centres.
• The initiative leverages nearly 90 percent smartphone ownership in Punjab to reach about 70,000 daily clinic visitors and lower out-of-pocket expenses.
• This digital rollout and network expansion underpin the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana, which guarantees up to ₹10 lakh in cashless treatment per family starting October.