Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Yogender Chandolia on Thursday extended his wishes to the residents of Delhi after the Ayushman Bharat scheme rolled out in the Union Territory.
Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh on Wednesday informed about the registration of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), which will start from today in the national capital.
Former Delhi Health Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bhardwaj, on Sunday, accused the BJP-led government in the national capital of making an "inhumane" decision to discontinue the Farishtey scheme in its latest budget.
Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh on Wednesday announced the approval of the national capital's government's decision to mandate procurement of medicines from Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendras (PMBJK) instead of relying on local purchases, unless absolutely necessary.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj criticized the recent budget, calling it "completely against the poor" due to significant reductions in healthcare funding.
As per the state health policy, 5-7 per cent of total hospital beds should be allocated to ICUs and ventilators. Of the total ventilators available, 1,007 are owned by the Delhi government, while 646 have been provided by the central government.
"We are members of Team Modi. We have a mission to make Delhi healthy and educated. We should give Delhi the rights it has not received for the past few years," the Delhi CM said.
BJP leader Rekha Gupta, who took oath as Delhi Chief Minister earlier on Thursday, chaired the first meeting of her cabinet hours later and announced two key decisions - to implement Ayushman Bharat scheme with Rs 5 lakh top-up and table the 14 pending CAG reports in the first sitting of
During the courtesy meeting, Chief Minister Saha discussed various issues related to the health department and organizational matters. The discussion aimed to strengthen healthcare initiatives and organizational strategies in Tripura.