India, Dec. 10 -- The Delhi government has issued a fresh order to shut down 95 more mohalla clinics across the city that are within a kilometre of the newly opened Aarogya Mandirs.

This is the third such closure order issued by the government in recent months. The first order came in August to shut 31 mohalla clinics running out of porta cabins and rented accommodations. Then, in October, the government issued an order to shut down 121 more mohalla clinics located within a kilometre of nearby health facilities.

Mohalla clinics were launched by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi in 2015 with the aim of making health-care facilities accessible to all.

In March this year, Delhi health minister Pankaj Singh said at a press conf...