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Retired employees queue up at Telangana secretariat over pending benefits
Retired employees queue up at Telangana secretariat over pending benefits
Dozens of retired Telangana government employees queued up at the Finance department in the Secretariat on Thursday, seeking clearance of pending GPF, pensions and other arrears. Police officials managed the rush as…
Dozens of retired Telangana government employees queued up at the Finance department in the Secretariat on Thursday, seeking clearance of pending GPF, pensions and other arrears. Police officials managed the rush as employees, carrying applications, waited outside the chambers of Finance Principal Secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania.
The Congress government has claimed that Rs 6,000 crore was released in the last three months to clear pending bills and retirement benefits. However, employees said pending dues continue to pile up as more staff retire each month. The employees' association said its meeting with Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju, scheduled for Friday, has been postponed to Monday due to the Assembly session.
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The standoff highlights a recurring cash-flow strain in Telangana, where salary and pension disbursals have periodically lagged since the 2014 bifurcation. The state's pension bill exceeds Rs 30,000 crore annually, according to budget documents. With monthly retirements adding new claimants, the backlog grows even as the government points to partial payments. The postponed meeting with the chief secretary now becomes the next milestone: if it yields a payment schedule, the immediate crisis may ease, if not, the queues at the secretariat will likely lengthen.
Source: telanganatoday.com
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