Hyderabad, Sept. 5 -- The Andhra Pradesh state cabinet on Thursday approved the "Universal Health Policy" aimed at extending medical insurance coverage up to Rs.25 lakh to the people below poverty line in the state.

Briefing reporters about the decision taken by the state cabinet chaired by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu at the state secretariat, information and public relations minister Kolusu Parthasaradhi said the Universal Health Policy, to be implemented under Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) and Dr NTR Vaidya Seva, would provide quality medical care to nearly five crore people in the state.

The cabinet decided to invite tenders from insurance companies for the design of a Universal Health Policy in a h...