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The Union authorities released the 5th and last instalment of ₹567.4 crore to Andhra Pradesh for the existent fiscal year, Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Satya Kumar Yadav has said.
According to an authoritative merchandise connected Tuesday, the funds are portion of the ₹2,600-crore assistance allocated by the 15th Finance Commission for the improvement of the healthcare assemblage successful the State.
Out of ₹567.40 crore, ₹233.45 crore has been allocated for the operation of Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, Primary Health Centres and Community Health Centres. An magnitude of ₹218.11 crore is acceptable speech for strengthening diagnostic infrastructure astatine PHCs and ₹55.89 crore has been allocated for establishing Health and Wellness Centres successful agrarian areas and ₹52.71 crore for providing the aforesaid services successful municipality areas.
During a gathering connected Monday evening, the Minister reviewed funds allocated to the Health Department for the existent fiscal twelvemonth and the expenditure incurred during the archetypal 3 quarters from April to December, 2025.
The officials informed the Minister that until Monday, excluding the latest instalment that came aboriginal successful the evening, ₹2,033 crore was released nether the 15th Finance Commission, of which ₹1,896 crore had been expended.
Of the full funds released, ₹1,108 crore (43%) was received during the 19-month tenure of the NDA government, portion lone 57% was received during the erstwhile government’s tenure, according to the release.
Of the full expenditure of ₹1,896 crore truthful far, ₹902 crore (48%) was made during the NDA government’s tenure.
The Minister noted that the section identified the lapses that resulted successful a hold successful securing the full magnitude of funds allocated to the State nether the 15th Finance Commission.
The remaining funds were released connected Monday aft the Union authorities was satisfied with the due utilisation of funds by the NDA government, the Minister said.
Mr. Yadav said that the operation of 1,467 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, 100 PHCs and 7 CHCs had begun. The section besides expedited operation works that had been taken up earlier but were delayed, helium said.
After Tripura and Tamil Nadu, A.P. is the 3rd State to person afloat utilised the funds allocated to the healthcare sector, helium added.
