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AAP's 'health model': The quest for Delhi's 'missing' polyclinics

The Aam Aadmi Party's success in the recently concluded Punjab assembly election was largely due to its much-acclaimed Delhi model. This includes its work in healthcare, with Delhi boasting a network of mohalla clinics, speciality hospitals and polyclinics.

Newslaundry visited four locations in Delhi where projects were approved to set up polyclinics for specialised care. What we found was that these health centres merely exist on paper.

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