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Time of India
30-04-2025
- Health
- Time of India
‘Pay for it': MC snubs UT on Manimajra land swap
1 2 Chandigarh: In a direct confrontation with the Chandigarh administration, the BJP-led general house of the municipal corporation on Wednesday rejected the UT's proposal to swap the Manimajra land with another piece of land for the purpose of constructing a critical care centre. The house resolved that instead of swapping the land, the MC would first ask for the money against the land, and if the UT failed to do so, then the land would be auctioned, either in a single chunk or by splitting it. According to records, the land, which is situated just adjacent to the Manimajra hospital , is suitable for the UT's health department for the critical care centre. The Chandigarh administration completed the process and identified a separate piece of land for the MC in exchange, with the same collector rate and related financial value. However, while discussing the matter on Wednesday, the BJP's councillors stated that they were not in favour of swapping at all. If the UT's health department needed the land, then the Chandigarh administration would have to pay the land cost to the MC. While discussing the agenda, the officials concerned of the MC explained to the BJP's councillors that, as per the general financial rules (GFR), the exchange of land is allowed. Also, the engineering department of the MC verified the land offered in exchange and found the collector value to be the same. Despite this, the BJP's councillors denied the proposal of land swapping for this health project. Now, it will be interesting to see how the Chandigarh administration takes this decision of the MC and proceeds with it. The administration has planned a 50-bedded critical care block in Manimajra. The project is planned on around 2.77 acres of land, which is currently with the MC. Since the area is located just adjacent to the 100-bedded hospital of Manimajra, the UT found it the most feasible site for the project. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 10 Mysterious Photos That Cannot Be Explained True Edition Undo The project will be constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PMABHIM). Since Manimajra is a densely populated area, the project aims to facilitate a large number of people, mainly from Manimajra, Maulijagran, and adjoining areas.
Indian Express
27-04-2025
- Health
- Indian Express
In Central Delhi, Ayushman Aarogya Mandir opens doors to public. What does it offer?
The walls are freshly painted in yellow with murals showing a doctor treating a child and assisting a pregnant woman, while the entrance sports newly installed railings, an iron gate and a board: This is the new Urban Ayushman Arogya Mandir (UAAM) in F Block, Central Delhi's Inderpuri, which has opened its doors to residents. Until recently, it was a mohalla clinic. Gone are posters of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Health Minister Satyendar Jain. In fact, every sign identifying this clinic with the previous Aam Aadmi Party government's flagship scheme has been erased. The Delhi government has readied at least four such clinics — one each in Todapur, Bhanwar Singh Camp in Vasant Vihar, Mayapuri and Inderpuri. This is part of the Centre's flagship Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission scheme (PM-ABHIM), which has been implemented in the Capital. A total of 13 staff members, including a medical officer, will be appointed to the Inderpuri facility, as per an official order. Other staff members include a pharmacist, four auxiliary nurse midwives, a lab technician, a DOTS lab technician (for management of tuberculosis patients), a data entry operator, and a cleaner. The facility is supposed to maintain an essential drug list of 256 medicines. In-house tests will be made available for blood sugar, haemoglobin, blood group, urine, pregnancy, among others. Ninety other tests will be outsourced to Agilus Lab. While the coat of paint is new, as is the board, change will take time. For now, residents who frequent the facility said it's the same as before. Sitting on a bench outside the clinic were two local residents, Amit Kumar and Sagar Mandal. 'We live in the neighbourhood,' said Kumar, a Delhi government employee. 'This still seems like a mohalla clinic… Medicines, tests and consultation… everything is free so far,' he added. On April 17, the clinic was locked because the doctor was on leave. 'Whenever the doctor is on leave, the entire staff also takes off,' Kumar claimed. 'This is how mohalla clinics also functioned.' Mandal added, 'The staff register patients on their tabs and notebooks just like before.' Saroj Devi, 65, who runs a grocery shop nearby, said, 'jaise pehle tha waise ab bhi hai (It is providing the same services as earlier)'. For a few months, it functioned very erratically. 'It remains shut most days,' she added. After winning the Delhi elections, the BJP government had announced that it would convert 250 mohalla clinics running from rented accommodations to Ayushman Arogya Mandirs. State Health Minister Pankaj Singh had said, 'We will also establish the centres near JJ clusters to ensure free primary healthcare for all residents in these areas.' On April 16, the Delhi Health Department issued directions to the chief engineer of the Public Works Department to complete construction of 70 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs and make them functional by May 31. Last week, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced that a total of 1,139 Arogya Mandirs will be established across Delhi, with approximately 15 centres in each assembly constituency. These centres will offer general health consultations, awareness services, primary treatment and preventive medication. Gupta also issued instructions to all public representatives and district magistrates to promptly identify and inspect appropriate locations for the Arogya Mandirs. Services on offer Sources in the health department said the Arogya Mandirs will offer 12 comprehensive service packages. The existing scheme for MRI and CT scans will continue, with referrals to private centres. The UAAMs will also screen for common non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cervical, breast and oral cancer. According to health department officials, the primary focus of these health centres will be a holistic approach towards patient care and disease prevention. The upgraded centres will have daycare facilities as well. Sources said work is underway, as per guidelines of Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, under the guidance of district magistrates and in coordination with chief medical officers of the districts concerned.
