Hyderabad, March 26 -- In a move to strengthen the health sector and ensure access to advanced medical treatment to the poor instantly, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said that the government will introduce a slew of health reforms which include developing Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences and Research hospitals (TIMS) as the speciallized hospitals, prompt payment of Arogyasri dues to the government as well as private hospitals.

Speaking in the Assembly on Thursday, the Chief Minister said, "Lack of adequate medical professionals was a major challenge to provide medical treatment to the poor. The government was formulating a plan to refer patients covered under the 'AarogyaSri' scheme to the teaching hospitals. 35 medical c...