NTR Health Card
NTR Health Card. AP State Government NTR Health Card. NTR Health Card for cashless treatment in network hospitals NTR Health Cards will be issued to the people of Andhra Pradesh including AP state government employees and pensioners. People of Andhra Pradesh will get cashless treatment in network hospitals. Existing Rajiv Aarogya Sri Program will likely be replaced by the NTR Health Card Program. Rajiv Aarogya Sri has been started by the previous congress government. Dr.Raja Sekhar Reddy has started this program in 2004 for the white ration card holders.Rajiv Aarogyasri is the flagship scheme of all health initiatives of the State Government with a mission to provide quality healthcare to the poor. The aim of the Government is to achieve "Health for All" In order to facilitate the effective implementation of the scheme, the State Government of AP has set up the Aarogyasri Health Care Trust in 2004.
The beneficiaries of the scheme are the members of Below Poverty Line (BPL) families as enumerated and photographed in BPL Ration Card and available in Civil Supplies Department database. The benefit on family is on floater basis i.e. the total reimbursement of Rs.1.50 lakhs can be availed of individually or collectively by members of the family. An additional sum of Rs 50,000 is provided as buffer to take care of expenses if it exceeds the original sum i.e. Rs 1.50 lakhs per family. Cost for cochlear Implant Surgery with Auditory Verbal Therapy is paid by the Trust up to a maximum of Rs.6.50 lakhs per case