Overview
- The Chief Minister inaugurated the Lalitha PVS Hospital in Guntur on Wednesday, a 600‑bed, multi‑specialty facility with 32 departments intended to expand tertiary care in the region.
- Naidu said the government will roll out Sanjeevani statewide after a Chittoor pilot, giving every citizen a digital health record and offering 42 doorstep diagnostic tests plus guidance on medicines and hospital referrals.
- The government proposed a Universal Health Policy that it says would cover up to ₹2.5 lakh per person for treatment, but officials did not provide implementation details, funding sources, or a timeline.
- Naidu framed the announcements as part of a plan to build Amaravati into a Hyderabad‑style medical destination and criticised the previous YSRCP administration over alleged public‑health lapses linked to spurious liquor.
- Scaling the plan will require hiring staff, building logistics and securing budgets, and success could expand access to preventive care and boost medical tourism if the state moves from proposal to funded rollout.