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Naidu announces Rs 250 crore tribal health mission
The Hindu BusinessLine··29 Aug
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said his government is expanding health cover statewide. At Gannelli, he cited Sanjeevani digitisation and drone shipment of blood samples from tribal areas. He said a Rs 250-crore Tribal Health Infrastructure Completion Mission is under way. He also said the state built 900 km of tribal roads costing Rs 1,000 crore.
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What It Means For You
- Residents in Andhra's tribal belts are the stated focus of the Rs 250-crore health infrastructure mission.
- Naidu said people in hilly regions face long travel for care and presented Sanjeevani as the response.
- He promised Godavari water via the Polavaram Left Canal to Anakaon on September 2.
What's Happening
- Naidu said tap water reached 1.6 lakh households and rooftop solar units are planned.
- He said the government encouraged Araku Coffee cultivation on another one lakh acres.
- He promised to train one lakh youth in the next three years for industry jobs in Alluri Sitaramaraju district.
What Else Naidu Flagged at Gannelli
- He alleged the previous YSRCP government destroyed state systems and linked spurious liquor deaths to that period.
- He also alleged discrepancies in the 2018 Group-I examination.
- The remarks came at a press conference in Gannelli village on August 29, 2026.
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