Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday that 1,000 more ‘Mohalla clinics’ will come up in the national Capital in a year, while terming his Government as “Sabse Tej” in the country for constructing schools and hospitals in record time.
Speaking after the inauguration of Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College at Rohini in North-west Delhi, Kejriwal noted that his Government was successful in building a medical college in a “record time” of one year.
“There is a TV channel, don’t know which one that claims to be Sabse Tej (fastest). Dont know if it is fastest or not but the Delhi Government is ‘Sabse Tej’ as it constructed the medical college in one year,” he said in a lighter vein.
The Chief Minister said the AAP Government had set up 100 Mohalla clinics which are more than the number of dispensaries that came up in last 60 years. “100 Mohalla clinics have come up in past one year which are more than the number of dispensaries that were built in last 60 years. 1,000 more dispensaries (Mohalla clinics) will be ready in Delhi in the next six months. I feel no such record exists in the whole world,” he said.
Kejriwal also appreciated Health Minister Satyendar Jain’s announcement regarding conversion of private rooms in Government hospitals into air conditioned wards for providing medical facilities to rich and poor alike. Stating that Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College was the only State-run medical college that came up in the city in last six decades, Kejriwal quipped that the next one should not take another 60 years. “A total of 1,000 seats are available in the Government medical colleges in Delhi which need to be increased. The city should be developed into an education hub,” he said.