Hyderabad, Jan. 9 -- Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu on Friday announced that the Telangana government is implementing an accident insurance cover of Rs 1.02 crore for all State government employees.

In an official statement, he said the people's government accords top priority to employee welfare and views government staff, who deliver welfare and development programmes to every household, as part of its own family under the leadership of A Revanth Reddy.

The Deputy Chief Minister said consultations with leading bankers in the State have been completed to operationalise the insurance scheme. Despite financial constraints, the government is also releasing pending dues from the previous regime in a phased manner on ...