APCC Chief YS Sharmila Highlights Issues with Aarogyasri Scheme in Andhra Pradesh
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 14: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee Chief, YS Sharmila, announced that the State Super Speciality Hospital Association has reported an inability to provide medical services under the Aarogyasri Scheme due to unpaid government dues. Sharmila stated that no payments have been received from the government since September 2023.
“Today in Andhra Pradesh, the state speciality hospital association released a note saying that they are owed Rs 2,500 crores from the government and therefore are unable to carry on the Aarogyasri Scheme any longer. The Aarogyasri Scheme belongs to the Congress party. It was and is an excellent scheme that helped the poor people to get even the biggest of the surgeries free of cost and it helped many lakhs of people,” Sharmila said.
“The Aarogyasri Scheme was then a successful program and is a successful program even today and is also emulated by many other state governments not only in India but also in the US. Today, the state of the scheme in Andhra Pradesh is so pathetic that the doctors and the private hospitals altogether are owed Rs 3,000 crores including the private hospitals. They are saying that now we do not have any more patience to keep waiting for funds, our overdraft limits are extended and we are not able to carry on this scheme anymore,” she added.
Furthermore, she questioned why Chandrababu Naidu, knowing that the state was already in debt, did not take care of these obligations. The APCC Chief expressed confusion over why Jagan’s government failed to pay the bills under Aarogyasri and the fee reimbursement to students.
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APCC -: APCC stands for Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee. It is a part of the Indian National Congress party in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
YS Sharmila -: YS Sharmila is a politician in Andhra Pradesh. She is the daughter of former Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy and the sister of current Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Aarogyasri Scheme -: The Aarogyasri Scheme is a health insurance program in Andhra Pradesh. It helps poor families get free medical treatment for serious illnesses.
State Super Speciality Hospital Association -: This is a group of hospitals in Andhra Pradesh that provide advanced medical services. They are supposed to offer treatments under the Aarogyasri Scheme.
Rs 2,500 crores -: Rs 2,500 crores is a large amount of money, equal to 25 billion rupees. The government owes this money to the hospitals for the services they provided.
