Expanded ANMOL scheme, hike in ASHA incentive — Delhi launches health initiatives

Expanded ANMOL scheme, hike in ASHA incentive – Delhi launches health initiatives The programme additionally saw the virtual inauguration of the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) building at GB Pant Hospital.

Key points

• On Tuesday, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta additionally felicitated outstanding workers at the "ASHA Sammelan-2026 and ASHA Samman Samaroh".
• 3 min read New Delhi Oct 7, 2026 06: 14 AM IST.
• The programme additionally saw the virtual inauguration of the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) building at GB Pant Hospital.
• ASHA workers act as the link between the community and the public health system.

Expansion of the ANMOL scheme. It raises the free newborn screening programme for newborns, from 56 to 63 diseases, doubling of the monthly incentive for ASHA workers from Rs 3, 000 to Rs 6, 000 – these were among the a number of new healthcare initiatives rolled out by the Delhi Administration on Tuesday under the "Seva Sankalp Abhiyan" programme, organised at Thyagraj Stadium.

Meanwhile, the programme additionally saw the virtual inauguration of the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) building at GB Pant Hospital. Further, a Nursing Home Management System portal was introduced. It moves registration and renewal for private nursing homes online, office-holders noted.

In practice, the hike in incentives is due to benefit 6, 690 ASHA workers in the Capital, authorities stated, adding that the increment is a recognition of the dedication with which the workers bring Delhi's health services to households. ASHA workers act as the link between the community and the public health system. They register pregnant women, push for institutional deliveries, track immunisation, counsel families on nutrition and sanitation, and accompany patients to health facilities and work under the National Health Mission.

For now, expanded ANMOL scheme, hike in ASHA incentive – Delhi launches health initiatives remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.