Sanjeevani Scheme, Andhra Pradesh

What is the Sanjeevani Scheme in Andhra Pradesh?

Sanjeevani Scheme is a free preventive health screening programme of the Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. The stated objective is to improve overall health through regular screening and early disease detection; finding a health risk before it becomes an illness that needs hospital treatment.

Sanjeevani is scheduled for statewide rollout from 15 August 2026. It follows a pilot run in Kuppam from July 2025, in which more than 63,000 people were screened, over 6,300 were identified as high risk, and a panel of 41 diagnostic tests was administered. Those pilot numbers are the basis on which the state designed the wider programme.

What the programme provides

• Free preventive health screening for residents of Andhra Pradesh.
• Up to 41 diagnostic tests at no cost to the person screened.
• A digital health record so that results are retrievable later rather than handed over as loose paper.
• Health assessment through Mobile Medical Units that travel to villages and wards.
• Referral to government healthcare for anyone flagged as high risk.

Sanjeevani is not an insurance scheme and not a cash benefit. It sits upstream of Andhra Pradesh's treatment schemes: Sanjeevani finds the problem, and the state's health cover pays for the treatment that follows.

Who is covered by the Sanjeevani Scheme?

You can be screened if:

• You are a resident of Andhra Pradesh.
• You are willing to undergo preventive screening when the camp or Mobile Medical Unit reaches your village or ward.

You are not eligible, and cannot apply, if:

• You live outside Andhra Pradesh. This is a state-funded programme, so a non-resident is not eligible for free screening under it.
• You are looking for free treatment rather than screening. Sanjeevani pays for the tests, not for surgery, admission or long-term medication.

Detailed eligibility criteria, including whether any age bands are prioritised in the first round, had not been published at the time of writing. The programme as announced targets residents generally rather than a means-tested group, which is consistent with its preventive purpose; screening only works demographically if most of the population is screened.

What documents should you carry to a Sanjeevani camp?

Bring any diabetes or hypertension card you already hold. A screening result read against an existing history is far more useful than one read in isolation, and it avoids being referred for a condition you are already being treated for.

How to apply for Sanjeevani screening

There is no application form and no online registration. The programme comes to you, so "applying" means attending the camp when it reaches your area.

1. Find out when the camp or Mobile Medical Unit reaches your area. Ask at your village secretariat or ward secretariat, your ANM or ASHA worker, or the nearest Primary Health Centre. Andhra Pradesh announces camp schedules through the secretariat system and the health sub-centre network.
2. Attend the camp on the notified day with your Aadhaar card and mobile phone. Fasting may be required for some blood tests, so ask the ASHA worker the day before whether to come without eating.
3. Register at the camp desk. Your Aadhaar is used to create or open your digital health record, and your mobile number is recorded against it.
4. Undergo the screening. The test panel covers blood, blood pressure and related parameters; the Kuppam pilot used up to 41 diagnostic tests.
5. Collect your results and the referral slip if one is issued. Results are also stored in your digital health record.
6. Follow the referral to the government hospital named on the slip if you have been flagged as high risk. This is the step that actually converts a screening into a health outcome, and it is the step most often skipped.

How do you see your Sanjeevani results?

• The result slip handed over at the camp is the immediate record. Keep it.
• Your digital health record holds the results for later retrieval by a treating doctor at a government facility.
• SMS to your registered mobile number carries the referral message where one is issued, which is why an incorrect mobile number at registration is the most practical thing that can go wrong.

If you were screened in the Kuppam pilot and later moved elsewhere in the state, your digital record follows the Aadhaar number rather than the address.

What happens after a high-risk finding?

A high-risk finding under Sanjeevani is a flag, not a diagnosis. The programme refers the person to government healthcare for confirmation and treatment. The Kuppam pilot's ratio — over 6,300 high-risk cases out of more than 63,000 screened, roughly one in ten: indicates the referral load the system is built to absorb.

Two things are worth understanding at this point. First, a high-risk result does not mean you have the disease; it means a parameter fell outside the normal range and needs confirmation. Second, the referral is to a government facility, and the treatment that follows is covered by the state's existing health schemes, not by Sanjeevani itself.

What is still unpublished about Sanjeevani?

Being honest about the gaps matters more than filling them:

• The full list of the 41 diagnostic tests has not been published centrally.
• The district-wise camp calendar for the statewide rollout was not available at the time of writing.
• Formal eligibility guidelines and any age prioritisation were still awaited.
• A dedicated Sanjeevani helpline number had not been published. Use the general health department and district channels below rather than any number circulating on social media.

Where do you ask about Sanjeevani?

• Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department: hmfw.ap.gov.in; office at 5th Block, Ground Floor, A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur district
• Your District Medical and Health Officer (DM&HO), for camp schedules and complaints about a specific camp
• Your village or ward secretariat, ANM or ASHA worker, for the local camp date
• Your nearest Primary Health Centre or Community Health Centre, which receives Sanjeevani referrals

Sanjeevani screening is free. No payment should be asked for at a camp, for a diagnostic test, or for a referral slip. Because the statewide rollout was imminent rather than complete at the time of writing, confirm the camp date and test list locally rather than assuming the Kuppam pilot design applies unchanged in your district.