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Telangana Launches New Cashless Health Scheme for Government Staff
Telangana has started a new health program for government workers.
Pensioners and their families who qualify can also use it.
The program is called the Employees’ Health Scheme.
It allows eligible people to receive treatment without paying cash at the hospital.
Hospitals that are part of the program must follow new rules.
These rules explain how hospitals join the program and how treatments are handled.
They also explain how hospitals can settle their claims.
The trust asked hospitals to cooperate so patients can receive care quickly and easily.
Telangana officially launched its new Employees’ Health Scheme on Saturday.
The scheme covers government employees, pensioners, and their dependents across the state.
Eligible beneficiaries will receive cashless treatment at empanelled hospitals.
The Telangana State Hospitals Association and private hospital groups agreed to implement the scheme immediately.
New guidelines address hospital empanelment, treatment procedures, and claim settlement mechanisms.
- Who
- The Telangana government’s Employee Health Care Trust, government employees, pensioners, dependents, and participating hospitals.
- What
- A new Employees’ Health Scheme providing cashless treatment to eligible beneficiaries was launched.
- Where
- At the Telangana Secretariat in Hyderabad, with implementation across Telangana.
- When
- Saturday; the scheme took effect immediately after the meeting.
- Why
- To improve health security and provide timely, hassle-free treatment for eligible beneficiaries.
Key facts
- Scheme
- Employees’ Health Scheme (EHS)
- State
- Telangana
- Beneficiaries
- Government employees, pensioners, and their dependents
- Treatment model
- Cashless treatment at eligible empanelled hospitals
- Implementing body
- Employee Health Care Trust
- Hospital partners
- Telangana State Hospitals Association and private hospital groups
- Guidelines
- Rules cover hospital empanelment, treatment protocols, and claim settlement










