Sukma, April 13 -- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Monday inaugurated the 'Atal Arogya Lab' in the Naxal-free Bastar region at Sukma, marking a significant expansion in public healthcare services in the state.

The 'Atal Arogya Lab' scheme has emerged as a major initiative aimed at strengthening diagnostic healthcare infrastructure and providing free testing facilities to citizens across Chhattisgarh. Under the programme, 133 types of diagnostic tests will now be available completely free of cost at 1,046 government healthcare institutions, including District Hospitals, Community Health Centres (CHCs) and Primary Health Centres (PHCs).

According to officials, the initiative is designed to improve early detection and treatme...