Kolkata, Diamond Harbour – The second phase of the healthcare outreach programme Sebaashray — initiated by Abhishek Banerjee from his constituency — began yesterday across the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat.
Announced last November, Sebaashray 2 is scheduled to run from 1 December 2025 to 30 January 2026. The campaign will span all seven assembly segments under Diamond Harbour: Maheshtala, Metiabruz, Budge Budge, Bishnupur, Satgachia, Falta, and Diamond Harbour itself. Each local camp will operate daily from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
According to the organisers, the renewed drive aims to ensure that “no household is left without timely medical support.” The programme will offer free medical consultations, essential diagnostic tests, medicines, and referrals to specialist care when required.
The first edition of Sebaashray — launched in early 2025 — reportedly served over 12.3 lakh people across the constituency, providing OPD services, diagnostic tests, medicines, and follow-up referrals.
Abhishek Banerjee has urged residents of all castes, creeds, and religions — irrespective of political affiliation — to avail themselves of the services. He emphasised that the camp is for “all people of the constituency,” underlining the non-discriminatory intent of the programme.
With the resumption of Sebaashray, health-camp infrastructure — including medical teams, diagnostic facilities, and referral mechanisms — is being mobilised at scale. Organisers say the lessons from the first phase will inform improvements in Sebaashray 2, especially in terms of follow-up care, specialist consultations, and expanded coverage in remote areas.
For many residents of Diamond Harbour — including remote gram panchayats and under-served wards — the return of free, doorstep-based healthcare comes as a relief. Analysts say that beyond immediate medical relief, such outreach reflects a growing push by political representatives to address systemic gaps in public health infrastructure in semi-urban and rural Bengal.
