Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav interacted with medical students at the Government General Hospital in Kakinada on Wednesday. | Photo credit: Special arrangement
Health Minister Satyakumar Yadav on Wednesday said Union Health and Welfare Minister JP Nadda will inaugurate ₹600 crore health infrastructure in various government hospitals in Andhra Pradesh on May 14. These facilities include 24 intensive care units in various government hospitals.
These 24 CCBs are part of 621 such blocks being set up across the country under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission. Combined, CCBs in Andhra Pradesh will add 1,275 beds in the state’s public health system. While 22 hospitals will have 50-bed CCBs, each with 75 and 100 beds.
He visited Kakinada Government General Hospital (GGH). I researched the current state of the hospital and the medical services provided to patients.
I spoke with patients and learned about the medical services they receive. I checked hygiene, drinking water facilities, availability of beds in the hospital. pic.twitter.com/ISSvSTFN8k
— Satya Kumar Yadav (@satyakumar_y) May 6, 2026
The blocks are coming up in 16 teaching hospitals (except Guntur), district hospitals at Tenali, Anakapalli and Hindupur and five district hospitals at Narasaraopeta, Palakonda, Rayachoti, Bhimavaram and Chirala. Each 50-bed CCB will have a 10-bed ICU, a six-bed mini-ICU, maternity, isolation and trauma wards and beds for dialysis patients. A 50-bed CCB is being constructed at ₹23.75 crore, a 75-bed block at Narasaraopeta at ₹36.35 crore and a 100-bed block at Tenali at ₹44.50 crore.
During an inspection of officials and doctors at the Government General Hospital (GGH) on Wednesday, Mr. Yadav said that 46 assistant professors and associate professors have been appointed in Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada.
MLA Vanamadi Venkateswara Rao and District Collector MN Harendhira Prasad said that an action plan of ₹35 crore has been prepared for the development of GGH in Kakinada.
Mr. Yadav held a review meeting with the doctors and administrative staff of GGH and inspected the ward. He spoke to patients about the medical care they receive and reviewed the hospital’s hygiene, potable water and availability of beds. He directed the officials to take immediate measures to ensure that neither the patients nor their attendants face any hardship.
Mr. Yadav later interacted with the patients at the de-addiction center at GGH-Kakinada and with the nursing staff.
Published – May 7, 2026 1:21 PM IST
