Hyderabad: The Telangana government approved an accident insurance cover of ₹1.02 crore for all state government employees. Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu announced this on Friday evening. He said the decision reflected the government’s priority on employee welfare and financial security.
In an official statement, Bhatti Vikramarka said the people’s government considered government employees as part of its own family. They implemented welfare and development programmes at the grassroots level. He said the initiative was being implemented under the leadership of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.
The Deputy Chief Minister said consultations with leading bankers in the state had been completed to operationalise the accident insurance employees scheme. He added that despite financial constraints, the government was releasing pending dues left by the previous regime. These dues are being cleared in a phased manner every month, with employee welfare as its central objective.
He recalled that accident insurance coverage exceeding ₹1 crore had already been implemented for employees of Singareni and power utilities. These include TRANSCO, SPDCL, NPDCL, and GENCO. Through these schemes, he said, insurance protection had already been extended to 38,000 regular employees of Singareni. Moreover, 71,387 employees working in power utilities were also covered.
Accident insurance employees’ scheme extended statewide
On similar lines, Bhatti Vikramarka announced that the ₹1.02 crore accident insurance employees scheme would now cover all state government employees. He said the move would ensure comprehensive financial protection for employees and their families in the event of accidental death or disability.
The Deputy Chief Minister said the government remained committed to strengthening social security measures for employees. At the same time, they continue to balance fiscal discipline. He added that expanding accident insurance employees was a key step. This contributes towards building long-term confidence among the state’s workforce.