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Health · Medicines · initiative

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Zero Prescription Policy to supply hospital medicines free from April, excluding patients from outside Mumbai, with Rs 1,200 crore proposed in the health budget.

Issued by: Additional Municipal Commissioner
Date: 2 Feb 2024 (article date; the report gives no event date)
Location: BMC hospitals
Wards: Not ward-specific
Context: Stated by the then Additional Municipal Commissioner. FPJ reported on 28 Mar 2024 that the 1 April start was likely to be delayed by the Lok Sabha model code of conduct.

Source: Mumbai News: BMC’s ‘Zero Prescription Policy’ To Provide Medicines For Free At Hospitals From April, Free Press Journal, 2 Feb 2024

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