Arogyasri Scheme

Arogyasri Scheme

Started on : 1 April 2007 

By the : then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy.

Rajiv Aarogyasri or Aarogyasri is a program of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. It covers those below the poverty line. The government issues a Aarogyasri card and the beneficiary 

can use it at government and private hospitals and get services free of cost.

Beneficiaries : 

The scheme provides financial protection to families living below poverty line up to Rs. 2 lakhs in a year for the treatment of serious ailments requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Coverage for : 

The scheme provides coverage for the systems like Heart, Lung, Liver, Pancreas, Kidney, Neuro-Surgery, Pediatric Congenital Malformations, Burns, Post -Burn Contracture Surgeries for Functional Improvement, Prostheses (Artificial limbs), Cancer treatment (Surgery, Chemo Therapy, Radio Therapy ), Polytrauma (including cases covered under MV Act) and Cochlear Implant Surgery with Auditory-Verbal Therapy for Children below 6 years (costs reimbursed by the Trust on case to case basis).