Punjab Govt agrees to rename Aam Aadmi Clinics, remove CM Mann's photo to get Rs 650 crore NHM Funds
2 months ago

Punjab Govt agrees to rename Aam Aadmi Clinics, remove CM Mann's photo to get Rs 650 crore NHM Funds

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH:Due to the Punjab government not receiving National Health Mission funds for the past 18 months, the AAP-led government now relented and agreed to change the names of nearly half of the Aam Aadmi Clinics across the state. Sources said that the name of those Aam Aadmi Clinics will be changed as the branding of those clinics will be tweaked, on which the money from the National Health Mission comes and is spent. There are around 870 Aam Aadmi Clinics in the state, of which names of approximately 400 such clinics will be changed as the process has almost begun. It was in February 2023 that the union government stopped NHM funds to Punjab claiming that the AAP-led state government was branding centrally The AAP government had been blaming the Union government for the stalemate over the non-release of NHM grants totalling Rs 650 crore and another Rs1,100 crore under special assistance by the Centre.

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NHM funds: Centre-state deadlock over, but no clarity on pending ₹621 crore
2 months ago

NHM funds: Centre-state deadlock over, but no clarity on pending ₹621 crore

Hindustan Times  

Even as the central government has released the first instalment of National Health Mission funds after the end of impasse with the Punjab government over naming of health and wellness clinics, the fate of state’s share worth over ₹621 crore frozen for the 2023-2024 financial year hangs in balance. The centre had stopped the NHM funds for Punjab in February …

Punjab to rename Aam Aadmi Clinics amid funding dispute with Centre
2 months ago

Punjab to rename Aam Aadmi Clinics amid funding dispute with Centre

India Today  

The Punjab government will rename hundreds of Aam Aadmi Clinics across the state and remove Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s photo from the clinic facades to address a funding dispute with the Union government. Punjab’s 870 clinics, branded as Aam Aadmi Clinics under the AAP-led government, received pushback from the Centre for branding NHM-funded health and wellness centres as AACs. Punjab …

After renaming Aam Aadmi Clinics, Punjab to add PM-SHRI prefix to 233 government schools
2 months ago

After renaming Aam Aadmi Clinics, Punjab to add PM-SHRI prefix to 233 government schools

New Indian Express  

The state government has refused to implement the PH-SHRI as it had it’s own "Schools of Eminence" and "Schools of Happiness’’ projects. Sources further said that the state government was not in a condition to pay the salaries of its teachers if the funds under the Samagra Sikhsha project did not come in the near future. The Samagra Sikhsha scheme …

National Health Mission: Centre releases funds as Punjab agrees to remove CM pics
2 months ago

National Health Mission: Centre releases funds as Punjab agrees to remove CM pics

Hindustan Times  

A long-standing deadlock between the Aam Aadmi Party -led government in Punjab and the Bharatiya Janata Party -led central government the name of the state’s health and wellness clinics finally came to an end with the Union government on Tuesday releasing the first instalment of ₹123 crore from the National Health Mission funds. The bone of contention between the two …

As Centre stops funds, Punjab pumps ₹50 cr a month for NHM initiatives
11 months, 3 weeks ago

As Centre stops funds, Punjab pumps ₹50 cr a month for NHM initiatives

Hindustan Times  

It’s been almost a year since the Centre stopped National Health Mission funds to Punjab following a tussle over branding of Aam Aadmi Clinics but the issue has still not been resolved. The Centre had stopped NHM funds to Punjab in February 2023, claiming that the Mann government was branding centrally Since then, the Centre has not released funds to …

Centre warns Punjab of cuts to health funding over rebranding health centres as Aam Aadmi Clinics
1 year, 10 months ago

Centre warns Punjab of cuts to health funding over rebranding health centres as Aam Aadmi Clinics

The Hindu  

In a strongly worded warning, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has threatened Punjab that it will cut off funding of nearly ₹676.11 crore for augmenting health infrastructure if the State continued to rebrand centrally funded Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres as ‘Aam Aadmi Clinics’. “It was observed that the facades of AB-HWCs had been turned on their …

Punjab: CM Mann, AAP chief Kejriwal dedicate 400 new mohalla clinics to people
1 year, 11 months ago

Punjab: CM Mann, AAP chief Kejriwal dedicate 400 new mohalla clinics to people

Live Mint  

Bhagwant Mann, the chief minister of Punjab, along with Aam Aadmi Party chief Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, dedicated 400 new "Aam Aadmi" clinics to the state's residents on Friday. SSpeaking at the event, AAP leader Kejriwal expressed his happiness at the announcement that Punjab's AAP administration opened 500 mohalla clinics in just 10 months. Mohalla Clinics Mohalla Clinics, which were …

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to inaugurate 500 'Aam Aadmi Clinics' today
1 year, 11 months ago

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to inaugurate 500 'Aam Aadmi Clinics' today

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is going to inaugurate 500 'Aam Aadmi Clinics' across Amritsar on January 27. More than 10 lakh people have received free treatment in these 100 Aam Aadmi Clinics till now. Harpal Singh Cheema said, "It is a matter of great pride that the health revolution started in Punjab within just a year of the formation …

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to inaugurate 500 Mohalla Clinics in Amritsar today
1 year, 11 months ago

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to inaugurate 500 Mohalla Clinics in Amritsar today

Live Mint  

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will be inaugurating 500 'Aam Aadmi Clinics' across Amritsar today. The AAP party has claimed that more than 10 lakh people have received free treatment in these 100 Aam Aadmi Clinics so far. On free health clinics, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said, “It is a matter of great pride that the health revolution …

Kejriwal's promise fulfilled: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on launch of 400 new Mohalla clinics
1 year, 11 months ago

Kejriwal's promise fulfilled: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on launch of 400 new Mohalla clinics

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab contemporary Bhagwant Mann on Friday inaugurated 400 more 'Aam Aadmi' clinics in Punjab, deeming the launch as the fulfilment of another 'Kejriwal ki guarantee'. Ahead of the launch of the mohalla clinics in Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the AAP's objectives in the border state were …

Bhagwant Mann, Kejriwal to open 400 Aam Aadmi Clinics in Punjab on Jan 27
1 year, 11 months ago

Bhagwant Mann, Kejriwal to open 400 Aam Aadmi Clinics in Punjab on Jan 27

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh Of the 400 clinics, 318 will be set up in the rural areas. Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal will inaugurate 400 Aam Aadmi Clinics in Punjab on January 27, said finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema and health minister Dr Balbir Singh on Monday at a press conference. “After opening of 400 new clinics, …

Kejriwal to open 400 aam aadmi clinics in Punjab on January 27
1 year, 11 months ago

Kejriwal to open 400 aam aadmi clinics in Punjab on January 27

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal will inaugurate 400 aam aadmi clinics across Punjab at a state-level function in Amritsar on January 27. Of the 400 aam aadmi clinics in Punjab, 318 will be set up in the rural areas. Stating this at a press conference in Chandigarh on Monday, state finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema and his …

Punjab govt. to rationalise staff at Subsidiary Health Centres; move comes under criticism
1 year, 11 months ago

Punjab govt. to rationalise staff at Subsidiary Health Centres; move comes under criticism

The Hindu  

The Punjab government’s move to “rationalise” staff posted at Subsidiary Health Centres in the State, amid efforts to open 400 more ‘Aam Aadmi Clinics’ on January 27, has come under severe criticism from the medical fraternity and political parties. Expressing concern over the move, Dr. Aslam Parvez, president of Punjab Rural Medical Services Association, on Thursday told The Hindu, “In …

100 Aam Aadmi Clinics start functioning in Punjab
2 years, 4 months ago

100 Aam Aadmi Clinics start functioning in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh/Ludhiana: Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday launched 25 more Aam Aadmi Clinics, taking the total number of such facilities in the state to 100. Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday launched 25 more Aam Aadmi Clinics, taking the total number of such facilities in the state to 100. Addressing a state-level function on Independence Day at Guru Nanak Stadium …

75 Aam Aadmi clinics to be set up in Punjab, announces CM Bhagwant Mann
2 years, 5 months ago

75 Aam Aadmi clinics to be set up in Punjab, announces CM Bhagwant Mann

Hindustan Times  

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday announced the setting up of 75 Aam Aadmi clinics in the state. He also heaped praises on the youths serving the Indian Army from the state. In the present scenario, Punjabi youths serving the Indian army are protecting the borders, “said the chief minister. Though the government made masks compulsory at the public …

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