- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on 2 November announced that 100 special mohalla clinics for women will be opened in the national capital. He added that these will be run by an all women staff.
- Children below 12 years and women will get free of cost treatment at these facilities, he said while inaugurating four ‘mahila special mohalla clinics’.
- The first four clinics have been opened at Basti Vikas Kendra J.J. Camp Moti Lal Nehru Camp, Munirka; Sector – 4 DIZ Area; Sapera Basti, Kondli and DJB Sewage Pumping Station Batla House, Okhla.
- CM Kejriwal and his Deputy Manish Sisodia took stock of all the facilities provided at the clinic, and interacted with the doctors and staff present there.
- While inaugurating the Mohalla Clinics in the city, Kejriwal said that the need was felt to have some facilities that are exclusively for women.
- “Therefore, based on the needs of the women in Delhi, such facilities are being opened on a large scale. He informed that soon 100 such facilities will be available for the women of Delhi.
- “This Mahila Mohalla Clinic Model is the first of its kind innovation in our country. Only women and children aged under 12 will be treated at Mahila Mohalla Clinics.
- All employees in Mahila Mohalla Clinics will be females and like normal Mohalla Clinics, all the treatment will be free here,” he said.
India’s first Mahila Mohalla Clinic opens in Delhi
