Vijayawada, Jan. 4 -- YSRCP NTR District Doctors Wing Chairman Dr. Ambati Naga Radhakrishna Yadav on Sunday disputed the Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Sathya Kumar Yadav's claim that there is a major progress in cashless medical services.
Pointing out what he termed were distortions in the Minister's statement, Dr, Yadav in a release asserted: "It falsely states 60% expenditure growth and 21% beneficiary increase under Dr. NTR Vaidya Seva, when the Minister himself admitted in the Assembly that beneficiaries grew only 6.68% (from 12.53 lakh to 13.42 lakh) and the expenditure rose just 7.88% in pre-authorizations during their first year."Dr.Yadav noted that despite Rs 6,458 crore spent from June 2024 to September 2025, Rs 557 crore dues re...