India, Aug. 1 -- The civic administration will relaunch its Aapli Chikitsa Yojana, a subsidised diagnostic testing scheme, on Friday. It will be available across 100 municipal health facilities, after a seven-month pause. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is also aiming to launch the service in all civic-run hospitals by August 15.

The scheme will provide blood testing facilities to citizens at nominal rates through an external source in the institutions from where it operates. Reports will be sent to citizens via WhatsApp.

According to civic officials, the scheme will cover both basic and advanced tests at dispensaries, polyclinics and 30 civic-run maternity hospitals, Dr RN Cooper Hospital, HBT Trauma Care Centre and 16 sub...