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Andhra Pradesh Invites Tenders for 12 Health Infrastructure Projects

Andhra Pradesh Invites Tenders for 12 Health Infrastructure Projects
Andhra invites tenders for 12 health projects worth ₹221 cr · thehindubusinessline.com

The Andhra Pradesh government wants to build and improve healthcare facilities.

It has invited companies to bid for 12 construction projects.

The projects are estimated to cost about Rs 221.67 crore.

Ten projects are for AYUSH medicine and education, while two are for regular allopathic healthcare.

Six new AYUSH hospitals, each with 50 beds, are planned in different parts of the state.

New Unani and Ayurveda medical college buildings will be built at Proddatur and Dharmavaram.

Chinturu’s health centre is planned to become a 100-bed hospital, and Kakinada will get a new outpatient building.

Reports also describe additional construction at the Visakhapatnam Institute of Medical Sciences.

The tender process is being conducted online by the Andhra Pradesh Medical Services and Infrastructure Development Corporation.

Key facts

Total estimated value
Rs 221.67 crore; some reports round the figure to around Rs 221 crore.
Number of works
12
AYUSH and allopathic split
10 AYUSH-related works and two allopathic healthcare works.
Planned AYUSH hospitals
Six integrated hospitals with 50 beds each under the National AYUSH Mission.
Medical college buildings
A Government Unani Medical College building at Proddatur and a Government Ayurveda Medical College building at Dharmavaram, each estimated at Rs 49 crore.
Allopathic works
Chinturu’s 50-bed Community Health Centre is to be upgraded to 100 beds, while Kakinada Government General Hospital is to receive a new OPD block.
Tendering method
The Andhra Pradesh Medical Services and Infrastructure Development Corporation is conducting the process through e-procurement.
Reporting discrepancy
One detailed report lists a Rs 9.37 crore first-floor project at the Government Naturopathy and Yoga College at the Visakhapatnam Institute of Medical Sciences, in addition to Rs 3.04 crore for facilities at the campus AYUSH hospital; shorter reports mention only the Rs 3.04 crore work and describe its floor construction differently.

Quotes

Satya Kumar Yadav

Andhra Pradesh Health Minister

“The state government has invited tenders for 12 works estimated at around Rs 221 crore to construct buildings for Ayush medical services and medical education and provide additional facilities at government hospitals.”
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