EHS cut lands in court, meter runs
Telangana HC listed a challenge to the compulsory 1.5% EHS deduction; the state was told to file its reply. No order staying the cut is on the record yet.
The compulsory EHS deduction is before the Telangana High Court, with no stay recorded so far.
The Employees Health Scheme deduction — 1.5% of basic pay or basic pension from May 2026 salaries and pensions — is now before the Telangana High Court. A division bench directed the state government to respond to a petition challenging the compulsory cut and posted the matter for August 3, 2026, according to a report of the July 8 hearing. The court’s order is not yet available on the High Court website, and there is no verified outcome from the August 3 listing.
The deduction flows from a June 29, 2026 government order reported as G.O. Ms. No.79, which sets the 1.5% rate and says only one deduction applies where spouses are both covered, with excess to be refunded. That text has not been located on an official site; the rate and safeguards are reported by Telangana Today.
The petitioner’s counsel argued that mandatory EHS contributions clash with the Andhra Pradesh Integrated Medical Attendance Rules, 1972, and pointed to earlier government orders that kept medical reimbursement alongside EHS. Those are arguments, not findings. The state’s special government counsel sought time to place the government’s position; the bench granted two weeks. No counter filed by the government is available in the material located.
So far, this is a court-listing story, not a ruling. Employees and pensioners continue to want one simple answer — whether the cut is on hold — and the record located does not show any stay.