Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Health Scheme Covers 919 Hospitals, Approves ₹104.63 Crore Treatments
The New Employees Health Scheme helps government employees, pensioners and eligible family members get medical care without paying cash at the time of treatment.
It works with 919 hospitals.
Since starting on July 17, it has approved 15,395 treatments worth ₹104.63 crore.
Employees and pensioners contribute part of their basic pay or pension each month, and the government contributes an equal amount.
The scheme also provides outpatient consultations, tests and medicines at wellness centres.
There are 12 wellness centres now, and plans are in place for 25 more.
People can get emergency inpatient care at the nearest participating hospital without getting a referral first.
Eligible people do not have to wait for a health card to use the services.
The New Employees Health Scheme covers 919 hospitals: 778 private and 141 state-run.
Since its July 17 launch, it has approved 15,395 cashless treatment cases valued at ₹104.63 crore.
Employees, pensioners and eligible family members are covered; the police department joined from September 1.
The scheme is funded by monthly contributions of 1.5% of basic pay or pension from beneficiaries, matched by the government.
As of September 28, 12,56,962 beneficiaries had health cards available, and 7,56,210 had downloaded them.
- Who
- The New Employees Health Scheme serves government employees, pensioners and their eligible family members; the police department was added from September 1.
- What
- The scheme has covered 919 hospitals and approved 15,395 cashless treatment cases valued at ₹104.63 crore.
- When
- It launched on July 17; the reported figures include health-card data as of September 28. The article does not state the year.
- Where
- The report is from Hyderabad and describes hospitals and wellness centres in the scheme's covered area.
- Why
- To provide healthcare, including cashless inpatient treatment and outpatient services, to eligible government employees, pensioners and family members.
- Hospitals covered
- 919 total: 778 private and 141 state-run
- Approved treatments
- 15,395 cases valued at ₹104.63 crore
- Monthly contributions
- Employees and pensioners contribute 1.5% of basic pay or pension; the government contributes an equal amount.
- Estimated monthly fund
- ₹88 crore: an estimated ₹44 crore each from beneficiaries and the government
- Estimated annual budget
- ₹1,056 crore
- Wellness centres
- 12 are functioning; proposals for 25 more would bring the total to 37.
- Health cards
- As of September 28, 12,56,962 cards were available and 7,56,210 had been downloaded.