Telangana Finance Minister Eatala Rajender informed the Assembly on Friday that government employees would get their enhanced salary arrears in the wake of Pay Revision Commission recommendations in the form of bonds, together with interest, over a period of five years.
Answering a question during question hour, Mr. Rajender said the arrears would be paid from June 2 last year till the salary for February that was remitted this month.
They will draw enhanced pay with 43 per cent fitment from this month onwards.
The Minister said that all employees of the State government, local bodies, public undertakings and non-teaching staff of universities would be covered.
He said that the government had enhanced the minimum salary limit from Rs. 6,700 to Rs. 13,000, maximum salary from Rs. 55,000 to Rs. 1,10,850, ceiling of house rent allowance in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits from Rs. 12,000 to Rs. 20,000, minimum pension from Rs. 3,350 to Rs. 6,500, stagnation increments from 3 to 5, medical allowance from Rs. 200 to Rs. 350 and tuition fee reimbursement from Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 2,500.
The city compensatory allowance will be doubled, dearness allowance fixed at 63.34 per cent and gratuity on retirement will be hiked, he said.
The measures, which will impose an additional burden of Rs. 6,500 to Rs. 6,700 crore on the government, will benefit 3 lakh employees and 2.4 lakh pensioners.
