The government said the new salaries would apply to all employees of the state government except some categories

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Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had announced the enhancement of salaries to the government employees by 30 per cent instead of 7.5 per cent recommended by the Pay Revision Commission (PRC), which would come into effect from April 1, 2021. He said the hiked salaries will be paid from June salary i.e July 1. The dearness allowance of 30.92% as of July 1, 2018, will be merged in the pay as recommended by the PRC and the revised pay would come into force from the same day.

“The revised pay takes a view on the date from which the financial benefit would accrue keeping in view its resources and the demands on those resources,” the first PRC said in its report and the government had accordingly decided on the payment of arrears and monetary benefits.

The government said the new salaries would apply to all employees of the state government except some categories such as teaching and other staff in government colleges, including medical colleges who have been drawing pay in the revised UGC/ICAR/AICTE pay scales.

The house rent allowance would be paid 13 per cent to 24 per cent depending on the classification of the cities and towns. But there would be no ceiling on the HRA. Adoption of HRA is similar to the recommendations of the seventh central pay commission at the rates of basing on classification for the cities and towns without any ceiling. Similarly, the retirement gratuity has been enhanced from Rs 12 lakh to Rs 16 lakh.