1,400 health workers appointed in Delhi govt hospitals; Ayushman vans flagged off

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday handed over appointment letters to 1,388 nursing officers and 41 paramedical staff, and flagged off Ayushman Bharat registration vans aimed at expanding access to health schemes for vulnerable communities in the capital. The event was attended by Union Health Minister JP Nadda, Delhi Health Minister Dr Pankaj Singh, and other senior ministers.

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Addressing the gathering, Nadda said the city's "double-engine government" had managed to fill health sector vacancies that had remained unaddressed for nearly 15 years, and that too, within 100 days of the new administration taking charge.

"This is not just a recruitment drive, it is a mission to revive Delhi's broken health recruitment system," Nadda said. "The appointment letters being distributed today are not mere job offers, but symbols of national service. Nurses and healthcare workers are messengers of God on Earth."

In her address, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta criticised the previous government, and alleged that it had allowed Delhi's health infrastructure to deteriorate significantly.

She pointed out that at one point, there were just 0.42 hospital beds available per 1,000 people, and diagnostic equipment across government hospitals were severely limited.