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Kejriwal to address govt docs via video-conference tomorrow

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 24 2016 | 7:22 PM IST
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will tomorrow address government doctors via video- conference where he will talk about the AAP dispensation's recent decision to waive user charges at its hospitals from February 1.
"Tomorrow at 3 PM, I will address all government doctors and talk to them about implementing the new scheme for our hospitals, so as to also inform them about this new policy..."
"It is also important to tell them that the government has changed, the system has changed," he said.
The chief minister was speaking at the inauguration of a 3.8 km-long elevated corridor on Outer Ring Road, part of the signal-free Vikaspuri-Wazirabad project in Delhi.
The stretch from Madhuban Chowk to Mukarba Chowk, is the third phase of the ambitious project and the Delhi government claimed it has "saved Rs 120 crore" on its construction.
The decision to waive the user charges was announced by Kejriwal at the opening of the second phase of the project from Mangolpuri to Madhuban

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Chowk on January 17.
As per the policy, patients at city government hospitals would not have to pay for medicines and diagnostic tests available there.
"I can tell you from own family experiences that many a time doctors at our own hospitals do not know that certain facilities are available there. So, this meeting will also serve the purpose of informing all our doctors about our new policy," Kejriwal said.
"People who will avail services at our hospitals can get medicines, and diagnostic tests like X-ray examinations, etc, done for free from February 1 ," he said.
The AAP government has claimed to have "saved Rs 350 crore" in construction of the three phases of the Vikaspuri-Wazirabad project.
"Since we have saved money from these three flyovers, we have decide to waive the user charge at hospitals and use that amount instead," Kejriwal said.
The chief minister also asked members of the press to be constructive in their criticism.

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First Published: Jan 24 2016 | 7:22 PM IST

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