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Naidu Orders Jan Aushadhi in Every Mandal, 100-Bed Hospitals per Constituency in Health Overhaul

The directives aim to curb out-of-pocket costs by coupling wider access to generics with plans to extend state insurance cover.

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Overview

  • Officials were told to clear BC Corporation applications to open Jan Aushadhi outlets, a move positioned to lower medicine prices and create jobs for BC youth.
  • The government is exploring raising NTR health insurance coverage up to ₹25 lakh and extending eligibility to about 1.63 crore families from 1.43 crore.
  • Naidu directed a 100-bed hospital in each Assembly constituency as data show 2.24 beds per 1,000 people against the WHO goal of three, implying a need for 12,756 additional beds.
  • A 45-day deadline was set to finish the Kuppam free check-up pilot, with Aarogya Ratham mobile services ordered for every village and added labs and sample teams in Kuppam, Shantipuram and Ramakuppam.
  • Plans advanced for a yoga promotion body and a Naturopathy University in Amaravati, while Perkins India and LVPEI proposed developing Amaravati as a Model Inclusive City aligned with UN SDGs.