Hyderabad, July 15 -- Faced with growing anger from state government employees, teachers and pensioners, BRS leaders on Wednesday, July 15 slammed the Congress government for missing yet another deadline to roll out health cards under the Employees Health Scheme, accusing it of collecting premiums without delivering services.

Cheated twice over, says Harish Rao

Former minister and BRS deputy floor leader T Harish Rao said the government had first promised to launch the scheme from June 2 and later shifted the deadline to July 15, but neither date was honoured.

He accused the government of deducting 1.5 percent from employees' and pensioners' salaries for May and June towards the EHS premium, even though guidelines had not been released...