Are Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinics in Delhi working efficiently?
Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinics (AAMCs) was established by Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi Government in the year 2015. These are also called Mohalla clinics. The first clinic was set up in Peeragarhi in July 2015. Government has plans to open 1000 clinics by the year 2020 but so far around 50% has been achieved. The main idea to open these clinics was to make healthcare accessible and free of cost for all. These provide essential services such as consultation, diagnostics, and medicine at no cost at all. The goal behind this initiative is to reduce the OOPE (out-of-pocket-expenditure) as many studies in the literature have shown that only 17% of people are covered with any kind of health insurance in a country in India