Vijayawada, June 13 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy emphasised on making 'Aarogyasri health scheme' more transparent by directly crediting the amount into the beneficiary's account, from there processing the payment to the hospital in auto debit without causing inconvenience to anyone.
The Chief Minister held a review meeting on Medical and Health sectors at the camp office here on Monday and directed the officials to provide a post-delivery financial assistance of Rs 5000 to women under Aarogya Asara for both normal and cesarean deliveries.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister asserted that maternal care has to be focused irrespective of whether it is a normal delivery or a cesarean, and told to provide the same amount under Aarogya Asara. He said that special attention should be paid to encouraging normal childbirth and said that physicians are responsible for raising awareness among pregnant women.