Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Delhi Launches Expanded Newborn Screening and Health Service Initiatives
Delhi has started several new health services.
One program will test newborn babies for 56 kinds of health conditions using just one blood sample.
These tests are free and can help find some illnesses early.
The government has also doubled the monthly incentive amount for ASHA health workers, from Rs 3,000 to Rs 6,000.
Delhi has 6,690 ASHA workers.
A new office at GB Pant Hospital will help coordinate organ donation and transplants.
A new online portal is intended to make nursing home processes simpler and more transparent.
The initiatives were launched as part of the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu launched several health initiatives in Delhi.
The expanded ANMOL scheme will offer 56 free screenings and tests using one blood sample from each newborn.
The tests aim to detect genetic, metabolic and congenital diseases early.
ASHA workers’ incentives have doubled from Rs 3,000 to Rs 6,000, benefiting 6,690 workers.
A SOTTO headquarters at GB Pant Hospital and a nursing home management portal were also launched.
- Who
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu launched the initiatives.
- What
- They launched an expanded ANMOL scheme, a SOTTO headquarters, increased ASHA incentives and a nursing home management portal.
- When
- Tuesday, October 6; the report does not specify the year.
- Where
- Delhi; the SOTTO headquarters is at GB Pant Hospital.
- Why
- The initiatives aim to improve access to health services, support early detection of diseases, coordinate organ donation and transplantation, and strengthen services delivered by ASHA workers.
- Campaign
- Seva Sankalp Abhiyan
- Newborn screening
- 56 types of screening and tests using one blood sample
- Screening cost
- Free
- ASHA incentive
- Increased from Rs 3,000 to Rs 6,000
- ASHA workers affected
- 6,690
- SOTTO location
- GB Pant Hospital
- Other digital initiative
- Nursing Home Management System portal