One Rupee Clinics now open at 14 Mumbai railway stations
Five EMRs have been set up at Dadar, Kurla, Wadala, Mulund and Ghatkopar stations, in association with city-based medical firm Magicdil Health For All Pvt Ltd.
In Short
- Central Railway along with Magicdil open One Rupee Clinics at 14 different stations in Mumbai.
- EMRs have been set up at Dadar, Kurla, Wadala, Mulund and Ghatkopar stations.
- The EMRs will be having a team of 3 to 4 MBBS doctors.
To help its commuters in case of medical emergency, Central Railway along with 'Magicdil' have established 24X7 'One Rupee Clinics' at 14 different stations. These clinics will be providing timely medical assistance to rail accident victims as well as commoners at a token charge of Re 1.
After PIL filed in Bombay HC in March by rail activist Samir Zaveri on the issue of lack of prompt medical help in case of accidents on railway tracks, the Bombay High Court ordered the Railways to set up EMRs at all stations on the Central and Western Line in a phased manner.
The five EMRs have been set up at Dadar, Kurla, Wadala, Mulund and Ghatkopar stations, in association with city-based medical firm Magicdil Health For All Pvt Ltd. While choosing the station to establish 'One Rupee Clinic', Magicdil asked for data from railway authority regarding where most number of accidents take place and which are the most crowded stations.
These 24X7 EMRs will be having a team of 3 to 4 MBBS doctors. Magicdil is planning to start OPD of specialists doctors for masses at the cost of Just Re 1 as consultation charge.
"We wanted to provide affordable Medical service to common people. We came to know about railway plan to start such scheme thus we offered them our plan and idea. Railways had helped us with the infrastructure to build these clinics," said Rahul Ghule of Magicdil.
The main aim of these clinics, is to save the Golden Hour during railway accident. "During railway accident victim needs immediate medical assistance thus we have all necessary equipment and life saving tools and medicines including ECG machines, Ambu bags, Pulse-Oxymeter, Oxygen cylinders," said Dr Ghule.
"Normally I had to go to a hospital to get my BP, sugar checked, for this I used to spend Rs 200 to Rs 400. But now I am getting the same service at Re 1 here, which is very much affordable for a person like me. I thank railway authorities and doctors for providing such wonderful health services," said Pandye, who stays in Ghatkopar area.
Apart from consultation, blood pressure checkup and blood sugar checkup, are being done at very minimal charges. After Central railway and Harbour railway now Railway authorities are planning to establish such clinics on western railway stations too.