Punjab Didn't Get Rs 402 Crore Under Health Scheme Over Branding Guidelines: Centre
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A minister told Parliament that the funds were not released because of non-compliance with branding guidelines for Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres.
The Centre has not released its share of Rs 402.48 crore under the National Health Mission to Punjab due to the state's non-compliance with branding guidelines for Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres, the government told Parliament on Tuesday.
Punjab has branded the centres as Aam Aadmi Clinic (PHC-HWC) instead of Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centre (now, Ayushman Arogya Mandir), thereby violating the provisions of the pact signed between the Union Health Ministry and the state, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
The state has also not followed the colour scheme, nor has it displayed the six logos, she said, responding to a question on the reasons behind not releasing Rs 621 crore to Punjab under the National Health Mission (NHM).
