Archive · 12 Sep 2026
SVIMS Urges Poor Patients to Seek Treatment Assistance
SVIMS is helping families who cannot afford treatment for serious illnesses.
They may be able to receive money through two government assistance programs.
The grant can be as much as ₹10 lakh once in a person’s lifetime.
The money is sent directly to the hospital, so approved treatment can be cashless for the patient.
Families must show income, household and medical documents.
Their doctor and the hospital medical superintendent must support the application.
The process can take up to 45 days.
A seven-year-old boy with a brain tumour recently received 25 radiotherapy treatments at SVIMS.
A hospital scheme paid the remaining cost after other assistance did not cover the full bill.
SVIMS says eligible economically weaker patients can seek RAN and HMDG assistance for major and life-threatening diseases.
Approved beneficiaries may receive a one-time lifetime grant of up to ₹10 lakh, paid directly to the hospital for cashless treatment.
Andhra Pradesh applicants must meet monthly per-capita income limits of ₹1,149 in rural areas and ₹1,249 in urban areas.
Applications require income, household and medical documents, doctor recommendations, and medical superintendent certification; processing may take up to 45 days.
A seven-year-old brain-tumour patient completed 25 radiotherapy sessions at SVIMS after remaining costs were covered through the Sri Venkateswara Pranadana scheme.
- Who
- SVIMS, economically weaker patients, and the family of a seven-year-old boy with a brain tumour.
- What
- SVIMS publicised RAN and HMDG financial assistance and described a child’s radiotherapy treatment supported by hospital funding.
- When
- The child’s radiotherapy admission began on July 23; applications may take up to 45 days to process.
- Where
- Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To help eligible low-income patients receive specialised treatment without delaying care because of financial difficulties.
- Maximum grant
- Up to ₹10 lakh once during a beneficiary’s lifetime, subject to government approval and guidelines.
- Rural income limit
- ₹1,149 monthly per-capita income in Andhra Pradesh.
- Urban income limit
- ₹1,249 monthly per-capita income in Andhra Pradesh.
- Eligible specialties
- Includes cardiology, oncology, neurology, neurosurgery, nephrology, urology, gastroenterology, orthopaedics, psychiatry and cardiothoracic surgery.
- Application location
- SVIMS’s Medical Record department.
- Processing time
- Applications may take up to 45 days after scrutiny and approval.
- Child’s treatment
- A seven-year-old boy completed 25 radiotherapy fractions for ependymoma at SVIMS.
- Additional hospital support
- The Sri Venkateswara Pranadana scheme covered treatment costs exceeding the ₹1.50 lakh sanctioned from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.