Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ordered that a committee be formed for undertaking a complete revamp of the services in government hospitals and announced the re-naming of NTR Vaidya Seva scheme as ‘YSR Aarogyasri’, besides increasing the salary of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) from ₹3,000 to ₹10,000 a month.
Addressing a review meeting on the Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department on Monday, Mr. Jagan said he would start acting on the recommendations of the committee after it submits its report in 45 days towards providing quality services that are also affordable in the government hospitals.
Special Chief Secretary P.V. Ramesh from the Chief Minister’s Office would coordinate with the committee for devising an action plan on not only improving the services but also augmenting the infrastructure.
The Chief Minister suggested that the motto should be to transform the government hospitals into ‘model hospitals.