The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India supports ‘Free Diagnostics Service Initiative’ (FDSI) programme under National Health Mission. 

FDSI was launched with the aim to provide accessible and affordable pathological and radiological diagnostics services closer to the community which in turn reduces the Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE).  

Number of essential medicines and essential diagnostics at AB-HWCs have been increased i.e. HWC-PHC - 171 essential medicines and 63 essential diagnostics, HWC- Subcentre - 105 essential medicines and 14 essential diagnostics. 

To increase the outpatients in Ayushman Bharat Health & Wellness Centre (AB- HWCs), this measure was taken along with an expanded package of 12 services for patients.