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Naidu Unveils Universal Health Cover Plan for Andhra Pradesh

The pledge links insurance cover to new digital health centres alongside a statewide records pilot.

Overview

  • The state is preparing a scheme offering Rs 2.5 lakh coverage per person with medical assistance up to Rs 25 lakh per family.
  • Digital Nerve Centres branded Sanjeevani will be created across Andhra Pradesh in collaboration with the Tata Group.
  • The government plans to digitise residents’ medical records, with a knowledge and technology transfer pilot supported by the Bill Gates Foundation already under way.
  • Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced the measures while inaugurating the Sankara Eye Super Speciality Centre at Pedakakani in Guntur district.
  • He lauded Sankara’s free eye care record and pledged support, citing more than 3 million free surgeries to date and a goal of 500,000 annually by 2030.