NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is all set to launch nearly 200 Mohallah Clinics by next month, said the sources in the government. All these clinics are mostly ready for the use and now the government is working on the appointment of doctors in these clinics and also some last-minute infrastructural work is going on. "Most of these Mohallah Clinics are fully ready. The Public Works Department is working on the last-minute setting up of furniture in these clinics. The work of appointment of doctors are also going on," said a senior official. Delhi government will declare the list of premises selected for the opening of mohalla clinics on a rental basis next week, according to a notice issued by the state nodal officer of aam aadmi mohalla clinics. Recently, the government had issued an advertisement seeking expression of interest from people who want to rent out spaces. Sources said the government is offering up to Rs 20,000 rental for mohalla clinics, the first tier of health services in the state, with a minimum space of two rooms and two toilets spread over 50-60 sqm. "Currently, 195 mohalla clinics are operational. Of this, 97 are running out of rented premises," said an official. The government has decided this year to rent private lands because the projects got delayed due to the availability of the lands. Now after the decision of taking lands in rent, the work progress is going fast, sources confirmed. The Delhi government will also extend the timings of mohalla or neighbourhood clinics, and in effect starting a second shift in them to cater to excessive demand. According to report nearly 36 Mohallah Clinics will now work for 12 hour which was earlier of 8 hours. The existing clinics each seeing visits by at least 150 patients a day will be open from 7am to 7pm, six days a week. Mohallahclinics of Delhi, the flagship project of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will also get an up-gradation where the various important tests for the patients would be outsourced to the private labs. Tenders have also been issued for outsourcing laboratory services for the clinics and mobile health services. This will make the tests faster and perfect. "The Delhi government tries to give all the tests facilities at the Mohallahclinics but in some places, we face problems due to lack of technicians. Now if we can outsource these tests it will help the patients and also bring down the rush," said an official.

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