Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will start ‘Aapla Dawakhana’ scheme at 58 locations
| The service will be provided at 45 locations in the first phase
Aapla Dawakhana Yojana PMC Pune | Eknath Shinde Government has started the scheme ‘Balasaheb Thackeray Aapla Dawakhana’ across the state including Mumbai. Under this scheme, 700 clinics will be started in Maharashtra. On the same lines, clinics are going to be started at 58 places in Pune city. In the first phase, 45 places have been fixed by the Health Department (PMC Health Department). This information was given by Assistant Health Officer Dr Vaishali Jadhav (Dr Vaishali Jadhav PMC).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 20 such hospitals in Mumbai on January 19. Earlier, in October 2022, health services under ‘Aapla Dawakhana’ have been started at a total of 52 places in Mumbai. (Pune PMC News)
What is the ‘Aapla Dawkhana’ scheme?
‘BalaSaheb Thackeray Aapla Dawakhana’ is a new health scheme of Mumbai Municipal Corporation and Shinde Government. At present, health facilities are being provided under Aapla Dawakhana in Thane and Mumbai cities.
The Shinde government has promised that 700 such clinics will be started across the state in the coming period.
Municipal and government hospitals across the state, including Mumbai, see huge rush of patients. Even for diseases like fever and cold, patients have to go to the hospital away from home for treatment and medical tests.
As a solution to this, the target is to have ‘Aapla Dawkhana’ for every 25 to 30 thousand settlements.
– 45 places fixed by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)
58 clinics are going to be set up in the old and new boundaries of Pune city. The government has asked to take the space on rent basis. It also includes private spaces. A clinical surgeon will be provided by the government in this hospital. Other employees will have to be appointed by the Pune Municipal Corporation. Accordingly, the health department has found 45 places and submitted the proposal to the PMC property management department. The property management department will decide its rent. However, due to some technical difficulties arising from renting private space, the proposal could not go ahead.
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As per the guidelines of the state government we have fixed 45 places in the first phase. We have put a proposal in this regard before the PMC property management department.
– Dr. Vaishali Jadhav, Assistant Health Officer, PMC
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Aapla Dawakhana scheme will be well implemented in the city. A meeting will be held between the Health Department and the Property Management Department to resolve the technical issues. This plan will be implemented soon.
– Vikas Dhakane, Additional Municipal Commissioner, PMC
