Amaravati, March 24 Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav announced on Tuesday that 150 Ayush health centers are being developed across the state at a cost of Rs 44 crore.
The Minister noted that the initiative is designed to promote traditional Indian medicine and improve access to Ayush services in both rural and urban areas.
"The construction and modernization of 150 Ayush health centers at a cost of Rs 44 crore is progressing rapidly and will be completed within two months," said Yadav in an official press release.
The Minister said the NDA coalition government is focused on bringing traditional medical services closer to the people.
Officials briefed the Minister on the works being carried out under the National Ayush Mission (NAM) 2025-26 plan, covering both new constructions and the upgrading of existing facilities.
Of the total 150 centers, modernization is being carried out in 90 centers, while 60 new Ayush health centers are being constructed in government hospitals.
Among the new centers, 26 are located in Primary Health Centres (PHCs), 26 in Community Health Centres (CHCs), and eight in district hospitals, it said.
Nearly 50 per cent of the work has been completed so far, with the remaining expected to be finished within two months to make the centers fully operational, according to the press release.
The works are being carried out under the supervision of the Andhra Pradesh Medical Services and Infrastructure Development Corporation (APMSIDC).
Each center is being developed according to the guidelines of the Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) and the Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM) branding norms, ensuring standardized infrastructure.
New Ayush centers in district hospitals are being constructed at a cost of Rs 50 lakh each in Eluru, Machilipatnam, Ongole, Chittoor, Kadapa, Kurnool, and Nandyal.