Quality Healthcare for Remote Tribal Areas is Government’s Priority: CM Chandrababu Naidu

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said the coalition government is working to ensure that quality healthcare reaches people living in remote tribal areas without requiring them to travel long distances for treatment. During his visit to Ganneli in the Araku Valley constituency, he reviewed the implementation of the Sanjeevani project and said the initiative, which aims to create individual digital health records and provide healthcare closer to people’s homes, would soon be expanded across the state. He also announced a ₹250-crore Tribal Health Infrastructure Completion Mission to strengthen healthcare facilities in tribal areas. The Chief Minister highlighted drone-based transportation of blood samples from agency areas to major hospitals, mobile medical services through 104 vehicles and the Thalli Bidda Express, as well as doorstep testing and medicines.

Naidu said the government was also focusing on broader development in tribal regions, including connectivity, drinking water, roads, employment and tourism. He said the ‘Adavi Thalli Bata’ programme had enabled the construction of 905 km of roads at a cost of ₹1,000 crore and outlined plans to provide tap water to 1.60 lakh households and promote rooftop solar systems. The government is encouraging Araku coffee cultivation over another one lakh acres and promoting homestays to increase income for tribal families through tourism. He said skill development programmes would be expanded with the aim of training one lakh tribal youth over the next three years. The Chief Minister also highlighted the Emergency Lifeline Network in Alluri district, which has 150 vehicles for emergency medical services.