CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The YSR Aarogyasri Scheme is a health insurance scheme started by the Andhra Pradesh State Government in 2007 by then-chief minister Dr. Y S Rajasekhar Reddy.

Detailed explanation-2: -The eligible families that enrol under Dr YSR Aarogyasri scheme receive the YSR Aarogyasri Health Card. This health card gives access to cashless medical facilities across empaneled hospitals in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Detailed explanation-3: -Initiated by the then chief minister of AP, the medical doctor YSR Reddy, the Rajiv Aarogyasri scheme started in 2007 and is targeted at the below-poverty line (BPL) population.

Detailed explanation-4: -YSR Aarogyasri (previously known as Aarogyasri) is an upgradation of Andhra Pradesh’s government healthcare scheme Aarogyasri which was launched by the late chief minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy in 2007. The scheme has been revamped into Dr. YSR Aarogyasri by chief minister Y. S.

Detailed explanation-5: -Aarogyasri Scheme is a unique Government-sponsored Community Health Insurance Scheme being implemented by the Government of Telangana. The scheme is the flagship of all health initiatives of the State Government with a mission to provide quality healthcare to the BPL population.