Overview

• Delhi will host a mega launch at Thyagaraj Stadium on September 17, with Union home minister Amit Shah expected to chair the event that kicks off the city’s Seva Pakhwada.
• Officials say the ceremony will inaugurate 101 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, five new hospital blocks and activate 150 dialysis units across six hospitals.
• Additional Delhi rollouts include deploying 24 fire quick response vehicles, opening a senior citizens’ home in Paschim Vihar and unveiling 75 schemes and services over the fortnight.
• The nationwide Seva Pakhwada is scheduled for September 17–October 2 with health and blood donation camps, cleanliness drives, tree planting, promotion of swadeshi products and BJYM’s large-scale youth runs.
• States are aligning plans, with Haryana directing departments to conduct medical check-ups, sanitation campaigns and tree plantation drives across all districts.