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The National Program for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Stroke (NPCDCS) has been implemented since 2010, with a focus on major risk factors such as diabetes and hypertension.[2] The efforts have recently been boosted by the initiation of a community‐based screening program for people above 30 years of age.[3] Under the National Health Mission, it is a significant achievement to bring preventive care for non‐communicable diseases (NCD) through 76000 Health and Wellness Centers across the country. Although tertiary centers and at times secondary centers are being equipped with thrombolytics under free drugs and diagnostic schemes, a “hub and spoke” model is being tested at some states for the best utilization of the “golden hour”. As the present study was conducted a decade earlier (2010–2013) when NPCDCS was in infancy, it would be a matter of great interest if recent developments in the health care delivery system have brought any change in the observations noted in the study.