Telangana govt. employees to get 30% pay hike; retirement age made 61 years

Fulfilling the expectations of the Telangana authorities employees, awaited for about two years, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has given double bonanza to them when he introduced within the Assembly on Monday the implementation of the eleventh Pay Revision Commission (PRC) with 30% fitment and rising the retirement age to 61 years from 58 years, as promised earlier than 2018 elections.

The Chief Minister stated all of the State authorities employees, academics, pensioners, contract and outsourced employees, vidya volunteers, KGBV and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan employees, ASHA and Angawadi staff, SERP employees, homeguards, VRAs, VAOs, every day wagers, work-charged employees and grant-in-aid staff, totalling 9,17,797 would profit from the pay revision.

The new PRC could be applied from April 1 subsequent and the arrears for the earlier 12 months could be paid together with their retirement advantages. The Chief Minister acknowledged that the choice to give 30% fitment was taken following a number of rounds of discussions with unions held by a committee led by Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar and his private conferences with the a number of employees/academics unions.

Recollecting and recognising the function and contribution of the employees within the motion for Statehood for Telangana and later its reconstruction, the Chief Minister stated: “We (the government) gave them 43% fitment in 10th PRC (in 2014) and also a special Telangana increment. However, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the State’s economy along with the country and elsewhere across the globe had not only tied the government hands to some extent but had also delayed the 11th PRC announcement and implementation”.

He acknowledged that the method of promotions to all eligible employees was accomplished 80% and the remaining could be accomplished quickly. Similarly, promotions and transfers of academics too could be taken up quickly and for the aim the federal government was sanctioning 10,000 new college assistant and headmasters’ posts. Process for filling the vacancies brought on by promotions of employees and academics too could be taken up quickly.

Announcing the revamping of employees well being scheme (EHS), the Chief Minister stated new pointers could be fashioned for enchancment of the scheme and a steering committee with officers and union leaders could be arrange for the aim.

In an enormous announcement for retired employees, the Chief Minister stated the age restrict for extending the 15% extra quantum of pension could be decreased to 70 years from the prevailing 75 years. Similarly, the utmost gratuity paid to retired employees could be elevated from the current ₹12 lakh to ₹16 lakh. Besides, household pension could be prolonged to the employees coated below the contributory pension scheme.

He additionally introduced extension of the 180 days paid maternity go away to the ladies employees working for KGBVs.