The move comes days after DNA reported irregularities in the functioning of clinics and following it with a vigilance probe to establish the fact.
The Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) flagship project, Mohalla Clinics, will not be in the hands of NGOs anymore. The project will now be run directly by the Delhi State Health Mission (DSHM) with immediate effect, Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal has said, while announcing the Cabinet decision for the Health and Family Welfare Department taken earlier this month.
The move comes days after DNA reported irregularities in the functioning of clinics and following it with a vigilance probe to establish the fact.
"It has been decided that the work to establish, run, and manage the Aam Aadmi Moholla Clinics (AAMC) will be looked after by the DSHM with immediate effect," stated the order, dated September 19.
It also said "the Pattern of Assistance for releasing the Grant in Aid will be submitted by the DSHM to the Health department at the earliest, so that funds may be released as per the demand book 2017-18".
The order entails a series of "safeguards" to be taken while implementing the decision, including that the doctors or staffers engaged in these clinics are "adequately qualified" and are recruited through a "transparent" system.
"The administrative department must develop a sound mechanism to verify the footfall, as claimed by the clinics. Also, the department must develop, within six months, an online system based on Aadhar," it stated.
The functioning of these clinics should be regularly monitored by the Health Department to "prevent any unfortunate happening", Baijal directed.
Besides, the order stated that selection of premises to set up clinics should be through a transparent and objective mechanism, so that the existing healthcare facilities can be utilised in an optimum manner.
In case of private premises, however, "the selection and fixation of rent should be through a transparent and open process, as per the prevalent PWD/CPWD norms," it said.
The Delhi government's vigilance report on AAP Mohalla Clinic project, submitted to Baijal, had found major irregularities in the functioning of all 160 neighbourhood health centres. The revelation came days after 45 AAP MLAs protested at the L-G office against "pending" files related to the scheme.
The report highlighted violation of guidelines related to hiring of doctors and fixing of rent at the centres, which were started by Delhi's ruling party to take diagnostics and treatment of simple ailments to people's doorstep. The report was also submitted to the Delhi Health Minister's Secretary on August 29, requesting Health Minister Satyendar Jain's attention.
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