Telangana govt cracks down on salary delays, warns officials of action

Weeks after widespread protests over salary delays affecting Anganwadi workers, panchayat staff, outsourcing employees and other lower-rung personnel, the Telangana government has issued fresh instructions directing all departments to ensure timely disbursement of salaries and honorariums.

The instructions came in response to a report “Salary crisis exposes Congress’ first-day promise” published in this newspaper on Tuesday.

In a circular memo issued by Principal



Secretary for Finance Sandeep Kumar Sultania on June 9, the government reiterated that salaries for all categories of employees including regular, contract, outsourcing and honorarium-based staff, must be paid on the first day of every month.

The memo acknowledged that in several cases salaries were being released late due to delayed submission of bills, procedural lapses, scrutiny delays and failure to adhere to prescribed timelines. The government admitted that such delays were causing hardship to employees.