With four-tier system including Mohalla clinics and many other health schemes, the Government of NCT of Delhi is taking all possible measures to create accessible, affordable and quality model of health care delivery system in National Capital.
Delhi is a city that reflects a perfect blend of modern and traditional architecture and one of the fastest growing cities in India. It is also the center of the government’s legislative and judicial systems. Spread over an area of 1,483 sq kilometers, 216 meters above sea level, the city shares its boundary with two states i.e Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. In 1992, Delhi was declared as a state under the National Capital Territory Act, 1991 and has a complex administrative structure with dual jurisdiction i.e. Union and State Government known as Govt of NCT of Delhi. There are 11 districts, including New Delhi and 33 subdivisions, with 110 census towns and 112 villages. The Delhi metropolitan area has five local municipal corporations- North Delhi Municipal Corporation, South Delhi Municipal Corporation, East Delhi Municipal Corporation, New Delhi Municipal Council and Delhi Cantonment Board (DCB). As per the 2011 Census, the density of population in Delhi is 11,320 persons per square kilometer (as compared to the national level of 382 persons per square kilometer), highest in all states and union territories during this period.
Health being a State subject has become top priority to people living in the national capital. Despite multitude of facilities being offered by different Central Government, Railways ESI, Municipal corporations , New Delhi Municipal Council, Cantonment board having their own dispensaries, and hospitals, besides AIIMS and more than 1000 private hospitals/nursing homes , Govt of NCT of Delhi realised that facilities were still not adequate & accessible to each and every citizen.
In order to provide free healthcare facilities to population in Delhi, it has been decided to have a four tier system i.e Mohalla clinics, polyclinics, secondary care hospitals and tertiary care hospitals considering the facts that some areas of Delhi are still unserved and underserved, whereas, some areas are over served.
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