Restructuring the Aarogyasri Health Care Trust Board

Health, Medical and Family Welfare – Aarogyasri Health Care Trust – Restructuring the

Board of Trustees in the context of reorganization of the State into the States of

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh – Orders – Issued.

HEALTH, MEDICAL & FAMILY WELFARE (I1) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No. 108 Dated:18 -06-2014.

Read the following:

1. G.O.Ms.No.227 HM&FW (K2) Dept dated 09-06-2006.

2. G.O.Ms.No.116 HM&FW (K2) Dept dated 21-04-2007.

3. From the Chief Executive Officer, Aarogyasri Health Care Trust

Letter No. AHCT/HR/1556/2014 dated04-04-2014.

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ORDER:

In the G.O. first read above, the undivided Government of Andhra Pradesh had

launched, from 01-04-2007, Rajiv Aarogyasri Scheme (RAS), which is a unique

Community Health Insurance Scheme intended to provide financial protection up to

Rs. 2 lakhs, in a year, to the poor families having white ration cards, so as to improve

their access to quality medical care for treatment of identified diseases involving

hospitalization, surgeries and therapies through an identified network of health care

providers. In order to facilitate the effective implementation of the schemes, the State

Government issued orders in the G.Os. first and second read above, for setting up the

Aarogyasri Health Care Trust under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister of the State,

which includes the Minister for Health as Vice-Chairman and other Officials as Trustees,

with Chief Executive Officer as its Secretary. The Deed of Aarogyasri Health Care Trust

was executed and got registered on 24th day of August 2007 and a supplementary deed

was also registered on 28-09-2010. In addition to Aarogyasri Scheme, the Aarogyasri

Health Care Trust has been entrusted with implementation of ‘Employees Health

Scheme’ introduced by the undivided State of Andhra Pradesh vide G.O.Ms.No. 174

HM&FW(M2) Dept dated 01.11.2013, which is intended to provide cashless treatment to

the Government employees, pensioners, and their family members in empanelled

Hospital for the listed therapies, in lieu of the existing reimbursement system under

APMIA rules, 1972.

2. The Government of India has published the AP Reorganization Act 2014 (Act 6

of 2014) in the Gazette of India, on 01-03-2014 in pursuance of which the State of

Andhra Pradesh has been reorganized into the States of Telangana and Andhra

Pradesh with effect from 02-06-2014. Aarogyasri Health Care Trust, which was not

included either in the ninth schedule or in the tenth schedule of the above Act, was

recommended for inclusion in the Tenth schedule of the Act. As per Section 75(1) of

the Act, the Government of the State of Andhra Pradesh or the State of Telangana, as

the case may be shall, in respect of the institutions specified in the Tenth Schedule to

this Act, located in that state, continue to provide facilities to the people of the other

state which shall not , in any respect, be less favourable to such people than what were

being provided to them before the appointed day, for such period and upon such terms

and conditions as may be agreed upon between the two State Governments within a

period of one year from the appointed day or, if no agreement is reached within the said

period, as may be fixed by order of the Central Government. In this context, the Chief

Executive Officer, Aarogyasri Health Care Trust, in his letter 3rd read above, has

submitted proposals for re-structuring the Board of Trustees by including only the

officials from both the States as Board of Trustees in view of the impracticality of

accommodating the Chief Ministers and Health Ministers of both the States in the

Board of Trustees.

3. After careful and detailed examination of the matter, Government hereby direct

that the Board of Trustees of Aarogyasri Health Care Trust, be restructured as a body of

only officials comprising of officials of both the States of Andhra Pradesh and

Telangana. The Principal Secretary / Secretary to Government, HM&FW Department

will be the Chairman / Co-Chairman, until such time the Governments of Andhra

Pradesh and Telangana revise the structure. The senior among the two Principal

Secretaries / Secretaries, HM&FW Dept., will be the Chairman and the other, Co-

Chairman.

4. Accordingly, Government hereby direct that the Board of Trustees be

restructured as follows:

1 Principal Secretary to Govt., HM&FW Dept., Govt of AP

Chairman /Co-Chairman

2 Principal Secretary to Govt., HM&FW Dept., Govt of Telangana

Chairman /Co-Chairman

3 Principal Secretary to Govt., Finance Dept., Govt of AP Trustee

4 Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Dept.,Govt of Telangana Trustee

5 Principal Secretary to Govt., RD Department, Govt of AP Trustee

6 Principal Secretary to Govt., RD Department, Govt of Telangana Trustee

7 Director of Medical Education, Govt. of A.P Trustee

8 Director of Medical Education, Govt. of Telangana Trustee

9 Director of Health Govt. of A.P. Trustee

10 Director of Health Govt. of Telangana Trustee

10 Commissioner, AP Vaidya Vidhana Parishad Trustee

11 Commissioner, Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad Trustee

12 Financial Advisor to be nominated by Govt. of AP Trustee

13 Financial Advisor to be nominated by Govt. of Telangana Trustee

14 Chief Executive Officer, Aarogyasri Health Care Trust Secretary of the Trust

5. The Chief Executive Officer, Aarogyasri Health Care Trust shall take further

necessary action in the matter accordingly.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

L.V.SUBRAHMANYAM PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT