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400k new mothers to get free travel in Andhra Pradesh buses
As many as four lakh mothers and infants would be provided free transportation through these vehicles, a year, an official release said.
Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday flagged off 500 “Dr YSR Thalli Bidda Express” additional vehicles meant for safe transportation of expectant mothers and infants.
As many as four lakh mothers and infants would be provided free transportation through these vehicles, a year, an official release said.
Around 30 vehicles are allocated to each district and every vehicle, fitted with GPS enabled system ensuring safety and security, will have advanced equipment to handle emergencies related to labour.
The post-natal women need not have to wait for the vehicle as they can identify and track location of the vehicle on real time basis, it said.
A centralised call centre has also been set up for assistance to post-natal women. Along with the call centre, Dr. YSR Thalli Bidda Express App has been set up for coordination between postnatal women, nurses and drivers, the release said.
As part of the post-natal services, the government is providing Rs. 5,000 to mothers under YSR Arogya Aasara as recuperative allowance besides the transportation facility through YSR Thalli Bidda Express vehicles to ferry the women and the neonate safely from government hospitals to their homes
