Hyderabad, Aug. 10 -- Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday announced that his government is working towards ensuring that every tribal family in the remote forest areas has access to healthcare, safe drinking water and housing by 2027.

Addressing a gathering on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples at Ambedkar Kala Vedika in Vijayawada, Naidu said the government was deploying feeder ambulances, along with mobile medical units, to address healthcare challenges in remote areas.

"We want to ensure that there is no need for Adivasis to use traditional methods such as carrying patients in 'dolis'. We are also contemplating establishment of mobile towers to strengthen digital connectivity in tribal hab...