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Health outlay sees 15% increase
In a bid to improve the health and family welfare sector the finance minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu has proposed allocation of Rs 7,021 crore in the 2017-18 budget, which is an increase of 15 per cent over last year.Â
​Amaravati: In a bid to improve the health and family welfare sector the finance minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu has proposed allocation of Rs 7,021 crore in the 2017-18 budget, which is an increase of 15 per cent over last year.
The government which aspires to improve human development index, to end all preventable maternal and infant deaths, reduce IMR to less than 16 per thousand live births and make the state malnutrition-free, initiated several measures in the health sector.
Under the NTR Vaidya Pariksha scheme, free lab investigations are provided to patients, including radiology and CT scan at PHCs and CHCs. Health centres in all municipalities with specialist consultation, lab tests, free medicines, etc are provided under the Mukhya Manthri Aarogya Kendramulu. For Dr NTR Vaidya Seva scheme, an allocation of Rs 1,000 crore is proposed.
For the residents within Amaravati capital city area residing as on December 8, 2014, free medical facilities subject to certain conditions is being implemented.
