The government is all set to boost the states emergency response Services by adding 917 ambulances, including 267 new basic life support (BLS), 125 advanced life support (ALS), and 45 motorcycle ambulances.
The motorcycle ambulances will be a part of the new agreement between the and a private firm, GVK-EMRI, for running the government ambulances services.
The state government and GVK-EMRI have signed a pact to run a total of 917 ambulances. Earlier, the state government had only 34 ALS ambulances.
Ambulances under the 108 emergency response services run by the state government remain available 24×7 free of charge for the people who need ambulances to reach hospitals. The 108 ambulances services will be known as the Chiranjeevi Ambulance Yojana, which is expected to revolutionise the emergency care scenario in the state.