From Monday (7 April 2025), the hospital has not received a membership fee of approximately Rs 32 million.
Many families whose poverty line is below the poverty line can use these services. The dues have been piled up since the YSRCP government’s deadline, reaching Rs 35 billion in the NDA government led by TDP. The government released Rs 3 billion a week ago, according to the AP Professional Hospital Association.
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Members of the association wrote a letter to the government in the first week of March, pointing out that they decided to stop services from April 7 and requested immediate clearance of dues. They wrote that monthly operating expenses were not paid.
“Although we have done our best to continue serving the BPL population and support the state’s health care program, financial pressure has prevented us from achieving it,” the letter reads.
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However, the government has not made any guarantees, said the association’s president K. Vijay Kumar. On April 5, we had a virtual meeting with Dr. P. Ravi Subash, NTR Vaidya. He told us that he is working to get a release of Rs 6 billion in a week. However, he had no guarantee of this. Therefore, we have no choice but to stop the service. ”
Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee Chairman YS Sharmila slammed the government because they were not responsible for clearing dues. She said the government’s indifference to the Aarogyasri program, now Dr. NTR Vaidya Seva, reflects its silence on the issue.
“Whether the government (NDA) is in power, you should clear them,” she wrote in an article on social media platform X on Monday.
She said that if anyone dies after being denied treatment in an online hospital, it will be considered murder by the state. Congressional leaders asked the government to call doctors immediately to resolve the issue.
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