AP Clears Rs.1,000 Crore Dues to Hospitals

Vijayawada: Health minister Satya Kumar Yadav said on Monday that the Andhra Pradesh government had begun clearing Rs.1,000 crore in pending dues to private hospitals under the NTR Vaidya Seva Scheme.

The payments are being processed through a specially developed web portal, AP Centre for Financial Systems and Services-Bill Discount.

The minister said the NDA government inherited pending dues of ₹2,044 crore payable to 873 private hospitals for treatment provided under the scheme.

Of the total arrears, bills worth ₹1,000 crore had been scrutinised and steps were initiated to remit the amount directly into the bank accounts of hospitals.