Patients in Delhi, unable to undergo surgery in a city government hospital for 30 days will continue to get it done for free in private hospitals. The scheme was approved by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday.
 

Also, if a test cannot be done at a government hospital for any reason, the patient will be referred to selected private labs or hospitals under the scheme. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday that the Lt. Governor had approved the "Quality Health for All" scheme without any income criteria. "Thank you so much sir," Kejriwal tweeted.

The scheme has become another point of contention between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government and the Lt. Governor, after Baijal requested for a couple of changes in the scheme. Health Minister Satyendar Jain had earlier mentioned that the Lt. Governor had asked the government to put an income cap on the scheme, so that people who could afford treatment would not misuse it. Rebutting the claim, Baijal had said that he never advised the exclusion of middle classes from the scheme and 'income criteria was suggested on the basis of recommendations from the Planning and Finance Department'. "If the elected government has a different view, it could have engaged in the consultative exercise. However, it is unfortunate that again an attempt is being made to settle the issues through the media," Baijal had said responding to the allegation.