Telangana govt employees await PRC implementation amid three-year delay

Telangana government employees continue to face delays in Pay Revision Commission (PRC) implementation, with pending Dearness Allowances and unresolved retirement benefits adding to their frustration.

Hyderabad: It has been nearly three years, but the implementation of the Pay Revision Commission (PRC) continues to elude government employees in Telangana. Despite the government’s claims of releasing Rs. 4,000 crore to clear retirement benefits, many retired employees are still struggling to receive gratuity and other dues.

Telangana government employees were once among the best-paid in the country after the previous BRS government implemented fitments of 43 percent and 37 percent. However, employees say the situation has changed under the Congress government, which has postponed PRC implementation three times since coming to power in December 2023.

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Employees are also concerned about the growing number of pending Dearness Allowances (DAs), including the July 1, 2026 installment, the pending DAs have reached six. The delay in PRC implementation has added to their anxiety amid rising prices of essential commodities.

In May, employee unions threatened to launch statewide protests. To prevent the agitation, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy met representatives of the employees’ Joint Action Committee (JAC) and assured them that their long-pending issues would be addressed.

During the meeting, the Chief Minister directed the PRC to submit its report to the government at the earliest. However, two months have passed and the commission is yet to submit its report, further delaying the implementation process.

“It appears to be a deliberate delay. The government has to announce PRC implementation within three to six months after the report is submitted,” said a member of the Joint Action Committee of Telangana Employees, Gazetted Officers, Teachers, Workers and Pensioners.

Employees from various departments have submitted representations to the PRC seeking fitment ranging from 40 to 48 percent.

Given the delay and the State’s financial condition, TGEJAC (Telangana Government Employees’ Joint Action Committee) leaders are not optimistic that the PRC will be implemented soon. They said that while employees are demanding a 48 percent fitment, the government may not be in a position to approve such a hike.

According to another TGEJAC member, even a fitment of 15 to 20 percent would impose an additional annual burden of nearly Rs.5,000 crore on the State exchequer.

On the government’s release of Rs.4,000 crore for retired employees’ dues, the TGEJAC welcomed the decision but said the amount was insufficient. Many retirees are still waiting for gratuity and other retirement benefits despite the government’s claims, the union leaders added.