Government Schemes and Policy · 9 October 2026

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta launches SOTTO HQ, expanded ANMOL scheme and ASHA incentive hike under Seva Sankalp Abhiyan

Exam-focused facts from the 9 October 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, along with Lt Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, launched several initiatives under 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan' on 6 October 2026, including an expanded ANMOL scheme and a State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) headquarters.
  • The incentive amount for ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers in Delhi has been increased from Rs 3,000 to Rs 6,000, benefiting 6,690 ASHA workers.
  • The SOTTO headquarters was launched at GB Pant Hospital and will coordinate the entire organ donation and transplantation process.
  • Under the expanded ANMOL (Advanced Newborn Monitoring and Optimal Lifecare) scheme, 56 types of screening and tests will be conducted using a single blood sample from newborns, free of cost, to detect genetic, metabolic, and congenital diseases.
  • A Nursing Home Management System portal was launched to make nursing home-related processes simpler, more transparent, and accountable.
  • Health Minister Pankaj Singh attended the launch programme held at Thyagraj Stadium.