{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-18/ntr-vaidya-seva-claims-settle-one-month","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-18/ntr-vaidya-seva-claims-settle-one-month.md","title":"NTR Vaidya Seva Trust cuts claim settlement to one month","headline":"NTR Vaidya Seva Trust says medical reimbursement claims now settle in a month","description":"NTR Vaidya Seva Trust says medical reimbursement claims now clear in a month, with 41,276 pending bills worth ₹152.95 crore processed so far.","section":"Expansion","published_at":"2026-10-18T08:30:28+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-18T08:30:28+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["NTR Vaidya Seva Trust CEO A.A.L. Padmavathi said medical reimbursement claims now settle in one month, down from more than a year.","The trust receives more than 4,000 medical reimbursement bills every month and 1,500 bills are currently under review.","About 41,276 pending bills worth ₹152.95 crore have been processed so far, and ₹40 crore was released for hospitals under the Employees Health Scheme in October."],"companies":[{"name":"NTR Trust","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/006gump/ntr-trust","website":"https://www.ntrtrust.org"}],"source":{"publisher":"The Hindu","title":"Medical reimbursement claims now settled in a month, says NTR Vaidya Seva Trust","url":"https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/medical-reimbursement-claims-now-settled-in-a-month-says-ntr-vaidya-seva-trust/article71596167.ece"},"other_sources":[{"publisher":"Deccan Chronicle","url":"https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/medical-reimbursement-bill-clearance-time-cut-to-one-month-41276-claims-cleared-1996749"}],"tags":["Expansion","NTR Trust"],"body_markdown":"NTR Vaidya Seva Trust CEO A.A.L. Padmavathi said medical reimbursement claims now settle in one month, down from more than a year, with about 41,276 pending bills worth ₹152.95 crore processed so far. [The Hindu](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/medical-reimbursement-claims-now-settled-in-a-month-says-ntr-vaidya-seva-trust/article71596167.ece) reported the statement on October 17, 2026.\n\n## How the NTR Vaidya Seva Trust Cut Claim Times\n\nMs. Padmavathi said measures including the appointment of doctors were taken last year, which reduced the time of settling the claims to one month now. The trust receives more than 4,000 medical reimbursement bills every month, and 1,500 bills are currently being reviewed by the trust. Officials are keeping applicants informed about the status of their applications through WhatsApp, she said, adding that the aim is to review the bills within a month of receiving them.\n\nA dedicated online system is being developed to make submission, review, and settlement of medical reimbursement claims for employees and pensioners easier, and detailed discussions are underway with the relevant government departments to implement this system, she said. The number of bills has increased since a Government Order was issued, enabling 28 organisations, including government bodies, universities, autonomous institutions, associations, and boards, to claim reimbursement for medical expenses. Ms. Padmavathi said ₹40 crore has been released for hospitals under the Employees Health Scheme in October, and another ₹50 crore will be released soon.\n\n[Deccan Chronicle](https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/medical-reimbursement-bill-clearance-time-cut-to-one-month-41276-claims-cleared-1996749) reported that about 22,600 bills worth Rs 152.95 crore were examined from April this year, and that a dedicated online mechanism is being developed to further streamline the process.\n\n## What NTR Trust Records Show\n\n[NTR Trust](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/006gump/ntr-trust) is a Hyderabad-based non-profit founded in 1997 that runs NABH-accredited blood banking, thalassemia care, free medical camps and clinics, residential schools and scholarships, NTR Sujala safe-drinking-water plants, skill-development programmes, and disaster-relief services across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records list 22,81,008 medical camps beneficiaries served across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, 9,11,661 blood centre beneficiaries served across Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, and Tirupati, and 23,598 thalassemia centre beneficiaries served.\n\n## Earlier NTR Trust and Vaidya Seva Events\n\nNara Bhuvaneswari inaugurated the NTR Memorial Trust Blood Bank in Vijayawada on Friday, recalling NTR's vision for welfare and noting the trust's existing blood banks in Guntur, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, and Rajamahendravaram, The Hindu reported in October 2026. The Andhra Pradesh government fined 203 hospitals Rs 34.39 crore for NTR Vaidya Seva scheme violations between 2024-25 and 2026-27, Deccan Chronicle reported in October 2026.\n\n## The Online System Under Development\n\nMs. Padmavathi said detailed discussions are underway with the relevant government departments to implement the dedicated online system for submission, review, and settlement of medical reimbursement claims.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}