Chandrababu Naidu Launches Arogya Raksha Scheme to cover APL Families

Chandrababu Naidu Launches Arogya Raksha Scheme to cover APL Families Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh launched a new health scheme, Arogya Raksha Scheme on January 1, 2017 at Tummalapalli Kalakshetram in Vijayawada to provide the medical treatment to the people of the Above Poverty Line at Rs. 1200 premium per annum. The Arogya Raksha Scheme would

provide health insurance coverage to about 35 Lakh Above Poverty Line families in the state. Under the scheme, an end-to-end cashless service would be rendered to a total of 1044 diseases covered under the scheme. Unlike other insurance schemes pre existing disease will not be considered.

To avail the Arogya Raksha scheme benefits, every individual of the family would be required to pay Rs. 100 per month or Rs. 1200 per annum as policy premium.