Pune: Free Healthcare Initiative for Men in PCMC Hospitals Under “Ayushman Bhav” Campaign

Pimpri Chinchwad, 31st January 2024: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has announced that all case papers, medication, and tests will be provided free of charge for males aged 18 years and above in PCMC hospitals and clinics. This decision comes under the ambitious “Ayushman Bhav” campaign of the Central Government. The approval for this initiative was granted in a standing committee meeting chaired by PCMC Commissioner and Administrator Shekhar Singh.

Singh, leading the meeting, also approved various development projects, including the establishment of the Biodiversity Park Reservation at Talawade and the creation of a Digital Smart Room at PCMC’s Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Kasarwadi (Girls), aligning with the turnkey project. The meeting, held in the late Mayor Madhukar Pavle Hall in the main administrative building of PCMC, included the presence of Additional Commissioners Pradeep Jambhale Patil, Vijaykumar Khorate, Ulhas Jagtap, and chief officers of various departments.

The committee approved expenses related to the temporary appointment of the director on a consolidated remuneration basis, asphalt works in Vidya Nagar, Sambhaji Nagar, Shahu Nagar in Ward No. 10, and maintenance and repair works for water drainage in Wakad. It also sanctioned the laying of stormwater lines in Ward No. 24 Thergaon, and the daily cleaning and maintenance of public toilets in Ward No. 15 by mechanical methods and manpower.

Furthermore, the committee approved leasing space required to start a generic medicine shop in municipal hospitals, repair work of tarmac roads in Municipal Ward No. 10 Morwadi, Morwadi village, and industrial areas, expenses for asphalting main internal roads in Ward No. 14, asphalting main and internal roads in Ward No. 10 Sambhaji Nagar, and the organization of various sports competitions for mentally retarded and differently-abled students in the Municipal Area for 2023-24.

Additionally, the meeting approved to provision of grants for the organization of tournaments by the Association of Tennis Players and Women’s Tennis Association. The development of an 18m road from Moshi-Alandi Road to Group No. 212 at Ward No. 3 Dudulgaon and the development of a 30m DP road from Group No. 75 to 137 at Moshi were also approved in the meeting. The meeting concluded with the approval of the cost of renting space and providing other facilities for starting a medicine shop on the lines of Amrut Stores near PCMC hospitals.