The Delhi Assembly passed Rs 65,000-crore Budget for the 2020-21 financial year on Monday, with the Government setting aside Rs 50 crore to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
Presenting the Budget for the sixth consecutive time in the Assembly, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the Delhi Government will implement the Ayushman Bharat Yojana of the Centre in Delhi.
The Budget focussed on the education, health and transport sectors, which Sisodia said were important areas in the Kejriwal model of governance.
“The Government is providing health care services to Delhiites through 451 Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinics, 24 polyclinics and 36 multi-specialty/super-specialty hospitals. Ninety-four polyclinics are being established by way of up-gradation of existing dispensaries,” said Sisodia, who also holds the finance portfolio.
The number of Mohalla Clinics will also be increased to 1,000, he said, adding that an outlay of ? 365 crore for Mohalla Clinic and Polyclinic was made in 2020-21.
Explaining about the health projects under the AAP in Delhi, he said the Government has started the work of upgrading and expanding existing hospitals and construction of new hospitals to increase the bed capacity from 10,000 beds to 26,000 beds.
“An outlay of Rs 724 crore is proposed in 2020-21 to build new hospitals and upgradation of 16 existing Government hospitals. Free treatment, surgery, radiology, diagnostic schemes and medical treatment being provided through the Arogya Kosh in Delhi will now come under the purview of the “Mukhya Mantri Swasthya Yojna”. There is a provision of ? 125 crore for the “Mukhya Mantri Swasthya Yojna”, having ? 100 crore under Delhi Arogya Kosh in 2020-21,” Sisodia said.