India, June 17 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said 1,140 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAM) will be opened by March 2026 in the national Capital.

Speaking at the launch of 33 AAMs and 17 Jan Aushadhi Kendra across the city, Gupta said they have a deadline of March 2026 to finish the task of building these community health centres.

"The central government gave a grant of Rs.2,400 crore to the Delhi government in 2020 for opening Arogya Mandirs, but the then Delhi government did not let the city avail these facilities due to ego and misunderstanding. When we got the responsibility, we started setting up the Arogya Mandirs utilising the funds. A total of 1,140 Arogya Mandirs have been sanctioned in Delhi, and we have to finish t...