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Centre Approves Record AYUSH Plan for Andhra Pradesh Expansion
The Centre approved a large health plan for traditional AYUSH treatments in Andhra Pradesh.
The plan will provide ₹185.75 crore during 2026-27.
This is the state’s biggest yearly AYUSH allocation since 2014.
Some money will help doctors travel to tribal areas in mobile medical units.
These teams will offer check-ups, medicines and health advice for free.
Many AYUSH clinics will receive repairs, digital equipment and medicines.
The plan also supports yoga, naturopathy, telemedicine and alcohol de-addiction services.
State minister Satya Kumar said the expansion was supported by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and cooperation with the Centre.
The Centre approved a record ₹185.75 crore AYUSH annual action plan for Andhra Pradesh for 2026-27.
Total National AYUSH Mission funding sanctioned during 2024-25 to 2026-27 reached ₹434.64 crore.
The plan includes 19 mobile medical units serving nine tribal-development areas with free care, medicines and health awareness.
It allocates funds to modernise 64 dispensaries, provide medicines to 712 dispensaries and strengthen AYUSH educational institutions.
New initiatives include de-addiction centres, yoga and Panchakarma facilities, telemedicine services and an AYUSH sports-medicine centre in Kadapa.
- Who
- The Centre and the Andhra Pradesh government, with state health minister Satya Kumar coordinating the funding effort.
- What
- Approval of a ₹185.75 crore National AYUSH Mission annual action plan for 2026-27.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, including nine Integrated Tribal Development Agency areas and facilities in places such as Vijayawada and Kadapa.
- When
- For the 2026-27 financial year; the broader comparison covers 2024-25 through 2026-27.
- Why
- To expand AYUSH healthcare infrastructure, mobile services, medicines, education, wellness facilities and digital and telemedicine access.
Key facts
- 2026-27 allocation
- ₹185.75 crore
- Three-year sanctioned total
- ₹434.64 crore for 2024-25 through 2026-27
- Previous decade total
- ₹120.17 crore sanctioned from 2014-15 through 2023-24
- Mobile medical units
- 19 units across nine Integrated Tribal Development Agency areas
- Dispensary modernisation
- 64 AYUSH dispensaries at a cost of ₹12.80 crore
- Free medicines
- ₹22.16 crore for medicines for 712 dispensaries
- Education funding
- ₹38.84 crore for strengthening AYUSH educational institutions
Sources
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