Centre Approves Record INR 185.75 Cr AYUSH Plan for Andhra Pradesh

A key component of the latest plan is the deployment of 19 Mobile Medical Units across nine Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) areas, including Rampachodavaram, Chintur, Parvathipuram and Paderu.

The Centre has approved a record INR 185.75 crore State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) for Andhra Pradesh under the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) for 2026-27, the highest annual allocation received by the state since the scheme was launched in 2014.

According to the state government, Andhra Pradesh received INR 120.17 crore under NAM between 2014-15 and 2023-24. Allocations increased to INR 83.23 crore in 2024-25, INR 165.66 crore in 2025-26 and INR 185.75 crore in 2026-27. The government said no budget allocation or fund release was made under NAM for the state during 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24.

A key component of the latest plan is the deployment of 19 Mobile Medical Units across nine Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) areas, including Rampachodavaram, Chintur, Parvathipuram and Paderu. About INR 1.26 crore has been earmarked for the units, which will provide medical examinations, AYUSH medicines and health awareness services in tribal and remote areas.

The plan allocates INR 12.80 crore for modernizing 64 AYUSH dispensaries and Rs 22.16 crore for free medicines at 712 dispensaries. Another INR 38.84 crore has been earmarked for strengthening AYUSH educational institutions, including the proposed Government College of Naturopathy and Yoga with a 100-bed hospital at VIMS in Visakhapatnam.

The state has also received Rs 5.28 crore for 58 specialty wellness centers, comprising 55 Ayurvedic Panchakarma centers and three Unani centers. Continuation funding has been approved for six 50-bed integrated AYUSH hospitals in Srikakulam, ASR, NTR, Guntur, Prakasam and Tirupati districts.

New initiatives include an AYUSH Sports Medicine Centre of Excellence in Kadapa, alcohol de-addiction centers at four AYUSH teaching hospitals, yoga wellness centers at the state secretariat and four prisons, and an AYUSH clinic at the High Court premises.

The plan also proposes digitalization of AYUSH services at 601 dispensaries, internet connectivity for 157 AYUSH Medical Officers and connectivity for 126 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs. Public health initiatives include Ayurvidya for schoolchildren, musculoskeletal disorder management, Vayomitra, and the Suprajatha maternal and child health program.

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