Hyderabad, June 1 -- The Telangana Government will constitute a dedicated Employees Health Care Trust within the next few days to implement the Employees Health Scheme (EHS) and strengthen healthcare services for government employees, pensioners and their dependent family members, Chief Secretary Ramakrishna Rao announced on Monday.

The Chief Secretary made the announcement while chairing a meeting with members of the Joint Staff Council and representatives of various employees' associations at the State Secretariat to discuss measures for streamlining and improving healthcare services under the EHS.

Ramakrishna Rao said the proposed Trust would function as a dedicated institutional mechanism for delivering healthcare benefits efficiently...