Archive · 12 Aug 2026
AP Gets Two More Free Dialysis Centres Under PM-NDP
Some people get sick and their kidneys stop working well.
When that happens, doctors use a machine to clean their blood, which is called dialysis.
A government programme in India called the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme pays for this treatment so people don't have to pay.
The state of Andhra Pradesh just added two new places where people can get free dialysis.
That brings the total number of dialysis centres in the state to 61.
The news was shared in the Rajya Sabha, one of India's Parliament houses.
A health minister, Prataprao Jadhav, gave the update when answering a lawmaker's question.
Across India, there are about 1,856 dialysis centres with around 13,535 machines, and the treatment is free everywhere.
New centres are opened where the government sees that people need them the most.
Andhra Pradesh's dialysis centres under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PM-NDP) increased from 59 to 61.
The Rajya Sabha was informed of the development on Tuesday.
Union Minister of State for Health Prataprao Jadhav replied to a question from Beeda Masthan Rao Yadav.
As of June 30, 2026, 1,856 haemodialysis centres with 13,535 machines provided free dialysis across 751 districts in 36 states and Union Territories.
New centres are approved based on state proposals under annual Programme Implementation Plans and district-level gap assessments, with functioning monitored through common review missions.
- Who
- Union Minister of State for Health Prataprao Jadhav, replying to a question from Beeda Masthan Rao Yadav in the Rajya Sabha.
- What
- Two new free dialysis centres under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme were added in Andhra Pradesh, raising the state's total from 59 to 61.
- When
- Announced on Tuesday; data current as of June 30, 2026.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh (reported from Nellore); the nationwide programme spans 751 districts in 36 states and Union Territories.
- Why
- To expand free dialysis access, with new centres approved based on state proposals under annual Programme Implementation Plans and assessment of district-level gaps.
- Programme
- Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PM-NDP)
- Previous centres in Andhra Pradesh
- 59
- New centres added
- 2
- New total in Andhra Pradesh
- 61
- Nationwide centres
- 1,856 haemodialysis centres
- Dialysis machines
- 13,535
- Coverage
- 751 districts in 36 states and UTs
- Data as of
- June 30, 2026