Published Dec 18, 2023 | 4:50 PM ⚊ Updated Dec 18, 2023 | 4:50 PM
YS Jagan launches awareness campaign on upgraded YSR Aarogyasri. (AndhraPradeshCM/ X)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Monday, 18 December, launched an awareness campaign on the upgraded Dr YSR Aarogyasri health scheme which offers free treatment to eligible poor people up to ₹25 lakh and also kicked off Aarogyasri smart cards distribution.
The Chief Minister said that the campaign would address the scheme and how to avail it, along with downloading the Aarogyasri app on the mobile phone of each beneficiary family.
Following the Cabinet approval, Reddy formally launched the scheme in his camp office.
“Besides distributing the smart cards, people should also be educated on how to get medical treatment for free without spending even a rupee under the YSR Aarogyasri. We are launching a great programme today to offer awareness,” the Chief Minister said, addressing officials across the state.
Reddy directed Asha workers, volunteers, women police officers, MLAs, public representatives, and others to ensure that at least one person in every household downloads the app, benefiting 1.5 crore families and 4.2 crore individual beneficiaries.
The new Aarogyasri smart cards are equipped with QR codes and other advanced features which bear the electronic health record of an individual beneficiary.
According to the Chief Minister, the Aarogyasri health scheme has been expanded to cater to 3,257 medical procedures in 2,513 hospitals, which also includes 85 hospitals in Hyderabad, 35 in Bengaluru, and 16 in Chennai.
He also noted that as many as 204 non-state hospitals in Telangana, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu offer treatment under 716 medical procedures under the health scheme.
డాక్టర్ వైఎస్సార్ ఆరోగ్యశ్రీ కింద రూ.25 లక్షల వరకు ఉచిత వైద్యం, కొత్త ఫీచర్లతో స్మార్ట్ ఆరోగ్యశ్రీ కార్డుల పంపిణీని సీఎం క్యాంప్ కార్యాలయం నుండి ప్రారంభించిన ముఖ్యమంత్రి శ్రీ వైఎస్ జగన్.#YSRAarogyasri pic.twitter.com/pkZceB1GGg
— CMO Andhra Pradesh (@AndhraPradeshCM) December 18, 2023
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