Jagan flags-off Thalli Bidda Express AC vehicles
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday flagged off 500 air-conditioned ‘Dr. YSR Thalli Bidda Express’ vehicles at Benz Circle in Vijayawada.
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Vijayawada/Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday flagged off 500 air-conditioned 'Dr. YSR Thalli Bidda Express' vehicles at Benz Circle in Vijayawada.
Speaking on the occasion, he said that State-of-the-art vehicles are made available to provide free transport to pregnant women, mothers, and infants right to their door-step after delivery.
Reddy said that the government has been prioritising women and child welfare since inception and thus rolled out these services for safe and comfortable transportation of mother and child.
Stating that the government has been taking steps to provide quality services in hospitals through Nadu-Nedu initiative and brought a new vibe to 104 and 108 services, which were deeply neglected in the previous government.
Under Aarogya Aasara Rs. 3,000 is being given for cesarean deliveries and Rs. 5,000 for normal deliveries, he said adding that quality medical services along with WHO-certified medicines are being provided free of cost.
Ministers Alla Kalikrishna Srinivas, Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy, Kodali Venkateswara Rao, Vellampalli Srinivas, Principal Secretary of Health Department Anil Kumar Singhal, Commissioner of Health Katamaneni Bhaskar and other officials were present.
