Telangana Government K Chandrashekar Rao has announced a hike of 30 per cent in the salaries of State government employees and teachers. Fixing the fitment at 30 per cent, the Chief Minister said the retirement age has been increased to 61 years from 58 years.

Making a statement in the Assembly on Monday, he said the economic recession and the financial distress caused by the Covid pandemic has delayed the implementation of the 11th Pay Revision.

“Despite the Covid pandemic adversely impacting the State’s revenues, we have decided to give 12 months arrears to the employees,” he said.

The arrears, however, will be paid as part of retirement benefits.

While the retirement age extension will come into force immediately, the salary hikes would be effective from April 1, 2021.

About 9.18 lakh government employees and teachers will benefit from the government decision.

The retirement gratuity will go up to Rs 16 lakh from Rs 12 lakh.

In the pay revision in 2014, the KCR Government announced a fitment of 43 per cent.

Wage hike for contract employees, others

Besides increasing the salaries of the government employees and teachers, the government also hiked the wages of contract employees, outsourcing employees, home guards, Anganwadi employees, Asha Workers, SERP (Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty) employees, vidya volunteers and Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan employees.

The Chief Minister said the process of giving promotions was underway. “We have completed 80 per cent of the process. We will complete the remaining part soon,” he said.

Revamped employees health scheme

The government will constitute a steering committee with employees associations and government officials to prepare modalities for a revamped Employees Health Scheme (EHS) as per the Pay Revision Committee recommendations.

The government has reduced the age limit from 75 years to 70 years to become eligible for an additional pension quantum of 15 per cent.

From now, spouses working in different districts will be allowed to work in the same district.

The government will permit the Andhra Pradesh teachers and government employees working in Telangana to return to their home State. “Orders will be issued in this regard soon,” he said.

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