SVIMS to provide free treatment to 623 poor patients
The Sri Venkateswara Pranadana Trust, managed by TTD, has allocated ₹2.2 crore to provide free advanced treatments and surgeries for 623 economically disadvantaged patients at SVIMS. Beneficiaries were selected across 19 medical specialties, prioritizing critical conditions like cardiac, renal, neurological, and oncological disorders.
Why it matters
This initiative offers a critical lifeline to hundreds of impoverished families, ensuring access to specialized medical care that they otherwise could not afford, thereby addressing a significant barrier to healthcare for vulnerable populations.
In a major relief to economically disadvantaged patients at the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD)-run Sri Venkateswara Pranadana Trust has announced a total of ₹2.2 crore financial assistance to as many as 623 patients suffering from critical and complex ailments for their advanced treatments and surgeries.
The Pranadana scheme selection committee’s meeting, chaired by SVIMS Director and Vice-Chancellor Dr. G. Jagadeesh, selected the beneficiaries at the Sri Padmavathi Auditorium on Monday. Patients were shortlisted based on their medical condition and eligibility for assistance, with priority given to impoverished families living below the poverty line and possessing ration cards. The beneficiaries will receive treatment and surgeries entirely free of cost under the scheme.
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