Gurdwara Bangla Sahib to offer country's "cheapest" diagnostic facility for needy

Compassion is divine, indeed. The upcoming diagnostics centre at Delhi’s Gurdwara Bangla Sahib promises to provide tests at the “cheapest” rates for those who can’t otherwise afford them.

Located in the heart of the national capital, the diagnostics centre is being set up by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) in the Gurdwara’s 50-year-old dispensary.

For the MRI, the needy will have to pay ₹50 and others will be required to pay ₹800. Also, a dialysis will cost about ₹600.

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Dr Arvinder Singh Soin:

The news came as a pleasant surprise when Dr Arvinder Singh Soin Tweeted: “After a low-cost dispensary, Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is now slated to open a cheap diagnostic facility...(sic).”

Congratulatory messages poured on the social media platform immediately. “Very good initiative taken by Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, it will help those people who can’t afford the expenses,” wrote one user @iamvivekpandey97. “Inspirational. Blessed are those who get a chance to give back to society,” another user @AmrapaliDixit wrote.

https://twitter.com/ArvinderSoin/status/1312964223534878720

Lending a helping hand

According to a report, the country's "cheapest" diagnostic facility will start functioning at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in December and an MRI here will cost just Rs 50, according to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC).

​Inexpensive treatment

A dialysis centre is also being set up at Guru Harkrishan Hospital on the gurdwara premises. It will start functioning next week. A dialysis procedure will cost only Rs 600, DSGMC president Manjinder Singh Sirsa said.

​Helping the common man

Also, diagnostic machines worth Rs 6 crore were donated to the hospital. These include four machines for dialysis, and a machine each for ultrasound, X-Ray and MRI.

​Concessionary rates

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) services will be available for the needy for just Rs 50. In addition, for others, an MRI scan will cost Rs 800.

A committee of doctors has been set up to decide who needs concession, Sirsa said. Also, in private laboratories, an MRI costs at least Rs 2,500.

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Cheapest in the country

People from lower income groups will be able to get an X-Ray and ultrasound done for just Rs 150.

The machines are being installed and the diagnostic centre will be operational in the first week of December. These will be the most affordable diagnostic services in the country, Sirsa said.

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