AP govt to set up 10,000 YSR health clinics in villages.

Andhra Pradesh government on Friday said it is mulling investing over Rs 16,200 crore to revamp hospitals and medical colleges across the State and set up a total of 10,000 YSR Health clinics in villages.

Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy conducted a review meeting of Nadu Nedu on Hospitals in Hyderabad on Friday and instructed officials that the proposal to establish 10,000 YSR Health Clinics (sub-centres) at every village secretariat should be expedited.

"In order to strengthen public healthcare and Health Infrastructure, the State Government is contemplating to invest Rs 16,203 crore for revamping government hospitals and medical colleges across the State, while 10,000 YSR Clinics will be set up soon at the village level," a



statement from the chief minister's office read.

The Chief Minister sought details on the development of village clinics, primary healthcare centres, community health centres, area hospitals and district-level hospitals under the Nadu-Nedu programme.

"To control the spread of Covid and to provide better medical facilities round the clock at the village level, the existing sub-centres are going to be revamped as YSR Health Clinics. Apart from the existing 1,086 sub-centres, additionally, 10,000 more clinics are going to be established with a budget of Rs 2026 crore. In regard to this, the Chief Minister directed the officials to identify suitable lands before June 15 and complete the project by March 2021," the statement further read.