Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday launched the AIADMK's Amma Mini Clinic scheme as he inaugurated first set of 630 of the planned 2,000 clinics in the state. In capital city of Chennai, the Chief Minister has inaugurated three mini clinics. Each mini-clinic will have one doctor, a nurse and an assistant and will be open for four hours in the morning and in the evening.
Earlier the chief Minister Palaniswami had said the government plans to open about five to six clinics in each Assembly constituency. The mini-clinics are aimed at reducing the burden on overcrowded hospitals and to ensure the people living in slums access healthcare just by a walk or by commuting through cycle. The state government plans to launch 630 mini-clinics each in the first two phases and 740 in the third phase.
The idea was developed after fever camps conducted first in Chennai and later expanded to other parts of the state to detect Covid-19 cases turned successful. “We have chosen areas where people from poorer sections of the society live to establish these mini-clinics. We want to ensure a healthy Tamil Nadu and these mini-clinics will go a long way in realising the dreams. We do not want poor people to spend even a few hundred rupees for consultation or treatment,” Palaniswami said. “Treatment for ailments like fever, cold, and flu will be taken care at these mini-clinics. This will be very helpful to people,” said the health secretary Dr Radhakrishnan.
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