Chandigarh, Oct 19 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Clinics project in Punjab has achieved a significant milestone as the Outpatient Department (OPD) visits have now crossed the remarkable 4.2-crore mark, with 73,000 patients visiting daily on an average, and lab tests crossed 2.29 crore in the last three years.

State Health Minister Balbir Singh said on Sunday that more than 4.2 crore individuals have received free treatment from the 881 Aam Aadmi Clinics since August 15, 2022.

Notably, there are 881 Aam Aadmi Clinics — 316 in urban areas and 565 in rural areas — functioning in the state providing free treatment, besides offering 107 types of free medicines and 47 types of free diagnostic tests.

Singh reiterated the commitment of the health department to ensuring the availability of all 107 types

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