Bengaluru: Gruha Arogya to be expanded to GBA areas soon

The Karnataka government will soon expand Gruha Arogya to Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) areas, marking a major step towards strengthening urban public health delivery.

Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and Principal Secretary (Health) Harsh Gupta on Wednesday discussed the expansion at a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. The deliberations focused on strategies to adapt and scale up the successful rural healthcare initiative to urban settings.

Gruha Arogya has recorded significant success in rural Karnataka, with dedicated health workers reaching over 35 lakh families and screening more than one crore people for 14 major non-communicable diseases. The programme has emerged as a model for doorstep preventive healthcare, with officials citing encouraging public response and measurable improvements in early detection.

With the proposed rollout of Gruha Arogya 2.0 in GBA regions, the Health Department aims to replicate the rural model in urban areas, ensuring systematic household outreach, timely screening, and continuity of care. The initiative seeks to shift the focus of public health from reactive treatment to proactive prevention, Mr. Rao said.