The Telangana government has committed to raise public health expenditure from the current 4% of state GSDP to 8% by 2047, under its “Health Vision–2047” plan a major push to expand healthcare infrastructure, accessibility and affordability across the state.
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Under the plan, the state will strengthen its three-tier health-care structure from primary to tertiary levels expand services via Ayushman Arogya Mandirs and TVVP hospitals, boost diagnostics, enable free or subsidised care for vulnerable populations, and roll out digital health records tied to universal health-coverage efforts. The objective: make quality healthcare accessible and affordable for all citizens aligning with global best practices and long-term economic resilience.
At the 2025 Global Summit under the banner of “Telangana Rising 2047,” the state’s Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha announced that Telangana will gradually double its public health spending, raising the health-sector allocation to 8% of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) by 2047.
This doubling of investment seeks to overhaul the state’s health-care delivery by scaling up the network of hospitals, primary-care centres, diagnostic labs, and specialty care units. The state already runs over 5,000 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs) for maternal care, NCD screening and basic health services, and operates a referral system through 184 Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (TVVP) hospitals for higher-level care.
According to the government’s “Health Vision-2047” roadmap, the increased budget will support expansion of super-specialty hospitals, district-level Centers of Excellence, construction of medical-education institutions, upgrading PHCs/CHCs, and widespread digital health integration including ABHA-linked medical records, telemedicine services and AI-driven disease surveillance.
The state also aims to improve health outcomes: reduce maternal and neonatal mortality, expand institutional deliveries and ensure universal access to preventive and curative care. By widening the healthcare safety net including free diagnostics and tests for many procedures Telangana hopes to minimize out-of-pocket expenses and protect the poor and middle-class from medical debt.
Officials say this plan not only addresses public-health equity, but also supports the state’s larger economic ambition: alongside other reforms, stronger health infrastructure will contribute to human-capital development, productivity and long-term societal resilience, helping Telangana meet its 2047 economic goals.
“By raising health-sector investment to 8% of GSDP, we are laying the foundation for inclusive, affordable, high-quality healthcare not just for today, but for the next generation.”
By
HB Team
