India, Aug. 11 -- The Delhi government has approved the upgradation of 169 municipal dispensaries and Mother and Child Welfare (MCW) Centers under Ayushman Arogya Mandir scheme, officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), said.

With this, the total number of such centres in the capital will cross 221. The work is expected to project the much-needed resource infusion in the local dispensaries and primary health centres under the municipality.

"Work had already begun for the upgradation of 39 sub-centres as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM) already. Another 13 primary health centres (PHC) are also being upgraded as AAP-PHC," official added.

Sub centres fall under the primary health centres that cater to a population of around 5,000...