Bhatti Clears ₹1,032 Crore Pending Dues in Single Instalment for Employees, PR & R&B Departments
The deputy Chief minister held a review meeting with Finance department officials at Praja Bhavan on Friday.
Hyderabad: Following the directions of Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, the Finance department has released a total of ₹1,031 crore for pending dues of government employees and unpaid bills under the Panchayat Raj and Roads & Buildings (R&B) departments for October.
The deputy Chief minister held a review meeting with Finance department officials at Praja Bhavan on Friday.
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Bhatti Vikramarka has been clearing pending employee dues carried forward from the previous government in a phased manner every month. As part of this ongoing process, dues amounting to ₹712 crore related to government employees have now been released as per his orders. The government has also taken a policy decision to clear all pending bills below ₹10 lakh.
Accordingly, ₹320 crore worth of 46,956 bills under the Panchayat Raj and R&B departments have been cleared following the Deputy Chief Minister’s instructions.
Of these, ₹95 crore covering 3,610 bills under the Roads & Buildings department (each below ₹10 lakh) were released by the Finance Department. Similarly, ₹225 crore pertaining to 43,364 bills under the Panchayat Raj and rural local bodies were also cleared.
Finance department Principal Secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania and other officials participated in the review meeting.
