Modifying the Arogya Bandhu scheme guidelines, the State government has now limited the continuation of the scheme in only 12 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) that are 15 km away from the highway. This follows the recommendations by a committee set up to examine the feasibility of the scheme in September 2021.
State Health Commissioner Randeep D. told The Hindu that the existing Arogya Bandhu scheme utility was examined following the Health Minister K. Sudhakar’s directions. “Based on the committee’s recommendations, we suggested modifications and the government has accepted the revision limiting the scheme to 12 PHCs. The agreement with the remaining PHCs will deem to be lapsed once their existing contract period concludes,” he said.
