The TDP national general secretary, Nara Lokesh, has demanded that Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy immediately release the pending dues to hospitals under Aarogyasri.
Mr. Lokesh on November 14 (Tuesday) shared a letter written by the A.P. Specialty Hospitals’ Association (ASHA) to the A.P. government, which stated that medical services under the scheme would be halted from November 27 as the government failed to pay arrears of ₹1,000 crore to the Aarogyasri network hospitals for the services rendered by them under the government health scheme, for the last six months.
The TDP leader said, ‘‘Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals in Mr Jagan’s own district, Kadapa, announced that medical services would not be provided under the Aarogyasri scheme, which exposed the Chief Minister’s failure.’‘
