Hyderabad, July 17 -- The Telangana government on Friday, July 17, launched the New Employees Health Scheme (NEHS), offering cashless and transparent healthcare services to 17.88 lakh government employees, pensioners and their dependent family members.

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Health Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha launched the scheme at the Dr B.R. Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat. They also unveiled the Employees Health Care Trust (EHCT) trust deed, launched the NEHS web portal and released digital health cards for beneficiaries.

Under the scheme, beneficiaries will receive cashless treatment at 886 private and 114 government hospitals, including Apollo, Yashoda, KIMS, Medicover, Kamineni, Continental, CARE, STAR...