Chandigarh: After being criticized by the central government over branding, Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Center (HWC) Am Admin Clinic (AAC) and its funding, the Government of Punjab is now only upgrading Ayushman Bharat Centers and Supplementary Health Centers (SHC), aka rural pharmacies, to AAC, which are not attached to them. It was determined.
The AAP government, led by Bhagwant Mann, has so far opened 580 AACs in three phases. Of these, many have been initiated in Primary Health Centers (PHCs), which include the central government’s flagship program aimed at providing Primary Health Centers (PHCs). There are also HWCs established under the Ayushman Bharat Programme. Since the launch of AAC, which provides medicines and 41 diagnostic tests free of charge, the AAP government claims more than 2.5 million patients have benefited.
However, this decision will not affect AAC, which is already functioning at the same location as Ayushman Bharat Health Centre. There is an ongoing dispute between the Center and the state government over this issue, and the Center has not issued any funds under its National Health Mission (NHM) for Ayushman Bharat Wellness Center from the last quarter of 2022-2023 onwards. The approved budget for 2022-2023 in Punjab is about Rs.900 crore, of which the AAP government issued about Rs.450 crore. The rest of the funds are still behind. Federal Ministry of Health has sent a letter to the Punjab government asking them to remove the AAC branding from Ayushman Bharat’s wellness center.
To avoid future conflicts with the center, the Punjab government intends to increase the number of AACs by upgrading pharmacies not currently co-located with HWC but managed by the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat. Dispensing pharmacies must be staffed by doctors and pharmacists.
of health centre has launched an effort to identify those pharmacies within the Mohali district that meet the upgrade criteria. Rural Medical Officials (RMOs) have been instructed to share details along with photos of the building.
Meanwhile, the Department of Health has begun the process of moving AAC, which emerged in Phase II, to enhanced mode.
In the process of appointing medical personnel for these first 100 clinics, the Department of Health received nearly 1,100 applications. The government is in the process of replacing medical officers from the health department and local departments with doctors who have expressed interest in working for her AAC on a pay raise basis.
Health workers are paid 50 rupees per patient they care for. He guarantees a minimum of 50 patients per day. A pharmacist’s raise fee is fixed at Rs 12 per patient and for a clinic assistant he is fixed at Rs 11 per patient with a guaranteed minimum of 50 patients per day.
Following the NHM’s directives for all private surgeons, upon completion of this process, a Placement Order for the Health Department’s Qualified Medical Officers will be issued to be placed in these upgraded clinics.
Minister of Health, Punjab Dr. Barbir Singh said the AAP government is committed to providing the state’s citizens with the best medical facilities, and continued efforts are being made. “AAC has received a great response and more such clinics will be opened for the benefit of the people of Punjab,” he added.
No response from center
The central government has not released the pending funds, and the state government’s request to allow the collective ‘hybrid/fusion’ branding of the PHC housing Ayushman Bharat’s health and wellness center developed as AAC. did not respond to In a March 4 letter, the Punjab government requested three months for the exercise to take place. The health minister is calling for an early release of funds.
The AAP government, led by Bhagwant Mann, has so far opened 580 AACs in three phases. Of these, many have been initiated in Primary Health Centers (PHCs), which include the central government’s flagship program aimed at providing Primary Health Centers (PHCs). There are also HWCs established under the Ayushman Bharat Programme. Since the launch of AAC, which provides medicines and 41 diagnostic tests free of charge, the AAP government claims more than 2.5 million patients have benefited.
However, this decision will not affect AAC, which is already functioning at the same location as Ayushman Bharat Health Centre. There is an ongoing dispute between the Center and the state government over this issue, and the Center has not issued any funds under its National Health Mission (NHM) for Ayushman Bharat Wellness Center from the last quarter of 2022-2023 onwards. The approved budget for 2022-2023 in Punjab is about Rs.900 crore, of which the AAP government issued about Rs.450 crore. The rest of the funds are still behind. Federal Ministry of Health has sent a letter to the Punjab government asking them to remove the AAC branding from Ayushman Bharat’s wellness center.
To avoid future conflicts with the center, the Punjab government intends to increase the number of AACs by upgrading pharmacies not currently co-located with HWC but managed by the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat. Dispensing pharmacies must be staffed by doctors and pharmacists.
of health centre has launched an effort to identify those pharmacies within the Mohali district that meet the upgrade criteria. Rural Medical Officials (RMOs) have been instructed to share details along with photos of the building.
Meanwhile, the Department of Health has begun the process of moving AAC, which emerged in Phase II, to enhanced mode.
In the process of appointing medical personnel for these first 100 clinics, the Department of Health received nearly 1,100 applications. The government is in the process of replacing medical officers from the health department and local departments with doctors who have expressed interest in working for her AAC on a pay raise basis.
Health workers are paid 50 rupees per patient they care for. He guarantees a minimum of 50 patients per day. A pharmacist’s raise fee is fixed at Rs 12 per patient and for a clinic assistant he is fixed at Rs 11 per patient with a guaranteed minimum of 50 patients per day.
Following the NHM’s directives for all private surgeons, upon completion of this process, a Placement Order for the Health Department’s Qualified Medical Officers will be issued to be placed in these upgraded clinics.
Minister of Health, Punjab Dr. Barbir Singh said the AAP government is committed to providing the state’s citizens with the best medical facilities, and continued efforts are being made. “AAC has received a great response and more such clinics will be opened for the benefit of the people of Punjab,” he added.
No response from center
The central government has not released the pending funds, and the state government’s request to allow the collective ‘hybrid/fusion’ branding of the PHC housing Ayushman Bharat’s health and wellness center developed as AAC. did not respond to In a March 4 letter, the Punjab government requested three months for the exercise to take place. The health minister is calling for an early release of funds.
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