Minister for Health, Medical and Family Welfare Vidadala Rajini has said that the State government has revolutionised the health sector by bringing in a slew of reforms in the past three years.
Responding to a query during the Question Hour in the Assembly at Velagapudi near here on Tuesday, Ms. Rajini said that the government had spent ₹5,099 crore on the Aarogyasri scheme in the last three years, benefiting 24,47,411 patients.
“The number of procedures covered under the scheme has been increased from 1,059 to 2,446 including COVID-related issues. For the first time, the government is supporting the procedures such as bilateral cochlear implantation and bone marrow transplantation, and 473 patients have been benefited in the past three years,” said the Minister.
