Telangana's Salary and Pension Bill Quadruples with High Pay for Engineers and Sweepers

Telangana's monthly salary and pension expenditure has risen nearly fourfold over the past decade, reaching about Rs 6,000 crore, according to Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao. Pay revisions, often aligned with election cycles, have significantly increased fixed costs. Chief engineers in power utilities earn up to Rs 7 lakh monthly, while senior sweepers and drivers with long service can earn around Rs 2 lakh and over Rs 1 lakh respectively. Some government employees now earn more than IAS officers and the Governor, reflecting a notable shift in public-sector remuneration.