Telangana expands Arogya Sri Scheme with addition of 65 New Medical Procedures
Hyderabad: The state government has decided to add 65 more new medical treatments under the Rajiv Arogya Sri scheme besides increasing the package cost of the existing 1,375 medical treatments.
The decision was made by Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Bhatti Vikramarka during a meeting held at the secretariat on Saturday.
The minister issued orders on Saturday releasing Rs 497.29 crore towards the enhanced cost of treatment packages.
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According to a UNI report, a decision on bringing 65 more new medical treatments for Angiogram, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord-related diseases under the Rajiv Arogya Sri scheme, he informed.
The Arogya Sri scheme was introduced in 2007 by the then Congress government to provide quality medical treatment to poor.
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