Vijayawada The Andhra Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, has unveiled a sweeping digital-health strategy to transform the state’s healthcare delivery. As part of this rollout, the government has committed to digitising the health records of all approximately five crore residents, thereby setting up a unified platform linking hospitals, primary health centres and community clinics across the state.

Under the scheme, the state is partnering with the Tata Group to establish “Sanjeevani” digital nerve centres. These centres will act as hubs for real-time data capture, consolidation and analytics enabling preventive and curative healthcare workflows to be driven by integrated data. CM Naidu said:

“With Tata Group’s support, digital nerve centres called Sanjeevani will be set up across the state. We are digitising health records of all five crore citizens and working on preventive and curative healthcare approaches.”

The initiative aligns with the government’s broader vision of leveraging data and technology for governance and service delivery a theme Naidu has emphasised in his “Swarnandhra 2047” roadmap. He noted that digitised health records will make it easier to track disease trends, personalise care, and reduce reliance on paper and fragmented systems.

Critically, the move also targets strengthening primary and preventive care. By creating a comprehensive, digitised patient-record system, the state aims to improve continuity of care, reduce duplication of investigations, support referral pathways and enable real-time decision-making for clinicians. Aside from infrastructure, the success will depend on training, data-security and ensuring access in rural and remote regions.

As implementation begins, watchers note the scale and ambition of the programme digitising five crore health records is a major undertaking in India. Key next steps will involve the rollout of nerve-centres, integration of legacy health-records systems, ensuring interoperability of data and safeguarding patient privacy and consent. The coming months will reveal how the promise of digital-health transformation plays out for Andhra Pradesh’s citizens.