In a major announcement in the run up the upcoming Andhra Pradesh assembly and Lok Sabha polls, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) and opposition leader Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday evening announced that he will provide universal health cards for those earning up to â¹5 lakh per year if his party wins the election. Reddy said that the health cards will provide free medical treatment for any kind of expense over â¹1,000 for citizens.
The announcement was made by Jagan during a public rally at Kuppam in Chittoor district, less than a week before polling is scheduled to begin in the state.
Under the healthcare scheme, any individual with an annual income of up to Rs 5,00,000 can avail medical services free of cost. Taking YSR's vision of Arogyasri forward, the universal health cards will be applicable for any medical expense over Rs. 1,000.
The Universal Health Card scheme will be personally monitored by Jagan Reddy.
Simultaneous elections will be held in Andhra Pradesh for 25 Lok Sabha seats and 175 Assembly seats. The results will be declared on May 23.
(Agencies)
