Telangana govt to pay 50% salary to staff for third consecutive month

The government noted that the relaxations extended to sectors like the transport and the stamps and registrations from the lockdown restrictions had not made any substantial difference

Telangana government has decided to release 50 percent of salary amount to its staff for the month of May, as it had done for the past two months, citing no improvement in revenue position.

The state exchequer received just Rs 3,100 crore in taxes, including Rs 982 crore from the Centre towards the state's share for the month of May, as against Rs 12,000 crore in average receipts per month before the lockdown. "The salaries and pensions alone would require more than Rs 3,000 crore. If the salaries are paid in full, the entire treasury will become empty," Chief Minister K