The state government of Andhra Pradesh is set to launch two beneficial health schemes that would go by the name of Swasta Vidya Vahini & Andariki Aarogyam Scheme for citizens of the state of Andhra Pradesh.
About the Swasta Vidya Vahini
The chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu would announce the scheme Swasta Vidya Vahini that would provide healthy food to school going children of Andhra Pradesh. Under the scheme, the state government will distribute food for studying students in 222 locations of the state.
The government of Andhra Pradesh will provide nutritious food and the inculcation of good habits under the scheme to the students going to school. Under the SVV scheme 45000 medical students from MBBS, PG Medical courses and from nursing courses will be participating.
The students will visit the villages and towns to make children and elders aware about the cleanliness and to keep the environment healthy. The NTR University has been directed to make proper arrangements for the programs.
Highlights of the scheme
- To provided health tips related to issues on hygiene
- To promote awareness of a healthy lifestyle
- To make Andhra Pradesh a healthy state
- To allow children to teach other children about hygiene that would benefit them as well
Objectives of the scheme
- The scheme is aimed at bringing awareness of hygiene amongst the youth and elderly people
- This would benefit the state of Andhra Pradesh in order to bring a rate of literacy
- To teach people the importance of living a healthy and clean lifestyle
- To allow students of colleges to participate in state development programs.
- Offer school going children with healthy foods
- Teach them how to keep their surrounding clean and neat and its importance
About the Andariki Aarogyam
The chief minister simultaneously announced the scheme Andarika Aarogyam that would cover health insurance that would be provided to people who are not covered under any scheme of the central government.
The state government of Andhra Pradesh launched the new insurance health scheme for the people of the state. Under this scheme, the people will be able to get a health insurance by depositing an amount of INR. 100 as a premium per head in the family.
As per the final launch of the health insurance scheme the scheme is set to launch by the financial year of 2017. The benefit would be provided to those who are not under any scheme.
Objectives of the scheme
- To provide people with health insurance benefits who are not covered under any scheme
- To make the insurance scheme feasible to all the people of the state of Andhra Pradesh
Implementation of the scheme
- The state government has launched the scheme already and is said to be one of the best insurance schemes
- The registration process has already been initiated by the state government and the eligible people can enroll their name along with the documents required
- It is calculated that the scheme has benefited around 1 lakh people of the state of Andhra Pradesh
- The government of Andhra Pradesh has allotted around 160 Crores into the scheme
- The new health insurance scheme would provide insurance at just INR. 100 as a premium amount.
Eligibility criteria
- Only the people within the state of Andhra Pradesh can avail the scheme
- Only people who are not part of any other scheme may avail the insurance scheme
Conclusion
The schemes are a very beneficial scheme to the people of Andhra Pradesh allowing them to learn and avail healthy benefits and bring about literacy on healthy lifestyles. This scheme would allow for a wonderful and secure state of service.