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Mohalla Clinics are primary health centres in the state of New Delhi in India, that offer a basic package of essential health services including medicines, diagnostics, and consultation free of cost. Mohalla in Hindi means neighborhood or community. These clinics serve as the first point of contact for the population, offer timely services, and reduce the load of referrals to secondary and tertiary health facilities in the state. Mohalla Clinics was first set up by the Aam Admi Party in 2015, and as of 2017, 110 such clinics have been set up across the state and served more than 2 million residents. Nearly 89% of the population in India pays for health from their own pockets, and only 17% of people in the country have health insurance. In a country with one of the largest out-of-pocket health expenditures and least coverage of health insurance in the world, the free health services offered by Mohalla Clinics helps to reduce the financial burden on low-income households by saving travel costs and lost wages.