Andhra Pradesh government. (File Photo)

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav on Tuesday said the government would set up 22 additional dialysis centres under the PMNDP, taking the total to 83. The new centres are being planned based on patients' needs and requests from public representatives, with the government prioritising affordable healthcare for poor families, the minister said.

"The government will establish 22 additional dialysis centres under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme, taking the total to 83 to improve access to free treatment for kidney patients," Yadav said in a press release.
Currently, 61 centres are functioning in the state under the PMNDP, while another 170 operate under the NTR Vaidya Seva Trust.
The government spent Rs 197.8 crore on free dialysis services under the two schemes in 2025-26. Services worth Rs 90.09 crore have been provided to poor patients so far in 2026-27, the release said.
Before 2019, Andhra Pradesh had established 28 centres under the PMNDP, while another 19 became operational between 2019 and 2024. Since 2024-25, 14 additional centres have been established, with 22 more now planned.
Some proposed centres had been delayed for various reasons, including court proceedings. Yadav directed officials to ensure that all 22 centres become operational as soon as possible.
The government would spend Rs 999 per dialysis session, compared with Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,000 charged by private and corporate hospitals. The frequency of dialysis varies according to a patient's medical condition and treatment requirements.
The new centres will be established at Bhimavaram Area Hospital in West Godavari district, Pileru Area Hospital in Chittoor district, Jammalamadugu Area Hospital and Mydukur Community Health Centre in YSR Kadapa district.
In Krishna district, centres will come up at Gannavaram Community Hospital and Gudivada Area Hospital. Venkatagiri and Udayagiri Community Health Centres in Nellore district will also receive the facilities.
Addanki and Repalle Community Health Centres in Bapatla district, and Railway Koduru and Satyavedu Community Health Centres in Tirupati district, have also been identified for the new centres.
Other locations include Kondapi in Prakasam district, Kovvur in East Godavari district, Nandigama in NTR district, Vinukonda Community Health Centre and Sattenapalli Area Hospital in Palnadu district, and Bobbili Community Health Centre in Vizianagaram district.
In Nandyal district, centres will be established at Done Area Hospital and Sunnipenta Community Health Centre. Penukonda Community Health Centre and Madakasira Area Hospital in Sri Sathya Sai district will also receive the new facilities.
Each centre will have five dialysis machines, at an estimated cost of Rs 85 lakh, and will be able to conduct 15 sessions a day. The facilities are expected to reduce patients' travel and related expenses.
The annual expenditure on services provided through the new centres is estimated at around Rs 11 crore. Currently, 754 machines are functioning across the 61 centres under the PMNDP.
The government spent Rs 126.5 crore on dialysis services under the two schemes in 2024-25, with expenditure increasing to Rs 197.8 crore in 2025-26. Spending so far in 2026-27 stands at Rs 90.09 crore.
Under the NTR Vaidya Seva Trust, 21 dialysis centres operate in the government sector and 149 in the private and corporate sectors, according to the press release.
About 2.2 lakh new cases of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are reported in India every year, creating an additional demand for 3.4 crore dialysis sessions annually. The high cost of treatment places a severe financial burden on affected families.
To improve access to affordable renal care, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme under the National Health Mission in the 2016-17 Union Budget.
The programme provides dialysis services to below-the-poverty-line (BPL) patients at district hospitals through a public-private partnership (PPP) model.


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