Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Naidu, Nadda to Inaugurate 22 Andhra Pradesh Health Projects
Andhra Pradesh is opening 22 new health projects on Saturday.
J.P. Nadda and N. Chandrababu Naidu will inaugurate them.
Together, the projects cost about ₹249.50 crore.
Ten projects are Emergency Care Centres.
They will add 500 beds for people who need urgent treatment.
The centres can help patients with problems such as heart attacks, strokes and serious breathing difficulties.
Twelve other projects are public health laboratories.
These laboratories will help collect samples, test for diseases and track illnesses.
Reports differ on the listed locations of the emergency centres, with one naming Kadapa and the other not including it.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda will inaugurate 22 health projects in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.
The projects, taken up under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission, have a combined estimated cost of ₹249.50 crore.
Ten Emergency Care Centres costing ₹234.50 crore will add 500 beds and treat critical conditions, including heart attacks, strokes and severe breathing problems.
The centres are located at government medical colleges and hospitals in places including Kadapa, Nellore, Visakhapatnam, Kurnool and Vijayawada.
Twelve Integrated Public Health Laboratories, costing ₹15 crore in total, will support disease surveillance, testing and diagnostic services.
- Who
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda and Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav.
- What
- The inauguration of 22 projects comprising 10 Emergency Care Centres and 12 Integrated Public Health Laboratories.
- When
- Saturday; the articles do not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- Across Andhra Pradesh, including facilities in Kadapa, Nellore, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Ongole, Rajamahendravaram, Kurnool, Hindupur, Anakapalle and Vijayawada, according to the reports.
- Why
- To expand emergency-care capacity, add beds, strengthen disease surveillance and improve diagnostic and public health services.
- Total projects
- 22
- Combined estimated cost
- ₹249.50 crore
- Emergency Care Centres
- 10 centres costing ₹234.50 crore
- Additional emergency beds
- 500 beds
- Integrated Public Health Laboratories
- 12 laboratories costing ₹15 crore in total; each costs ₹1.25 crore
- Broader emergency-care plan
- 24 centres have been sanctioned at ₹600.35 crore, with 1,275 additional beds planned
- Remaining centres
- The second report says the remaining 14 centres are targeted for completion by April 30, 2027
