Arogyasri beneficiaries limited to BPL families

The state government on Monday accepted the recommendations made by the Group of Ministers (GoM) on link between ration cards and Rajiv Arogyasri Scheme and limit beneficiaries to people under the Below Poverty Line.

Briefing media persons after the Cabinet Meeting at the state Secretariat on Monday, Minister for Information and Broadcasting J Geetha Reddy said that people living above the poverty line would not be eligible for treatment under Arogyasri, unless specifically identified.

Ms Geetha Reddy revealed that data of the Arogyasri Scheme beneficiaries would also be updated with the data of the Civil Supplies Department so that treatment to white ration card holders would be effectively provided.

Ms Geetha Reddy also revealed that the white ration card holders would be able to use the cards as identification until the Unique Identification Number is provided by the central government.