Patan Afzal BabuHyderabad

TheTelangana government is likely to take some important decisions in the Cabinet meeting on Thursday, including the implementation of the Pay Revision Commission (PRC) report, the release of Dearness Allowances (DAs), and the finalisation of the modalities for launching the ‘Indiramma Family Insurance Scheme’ on October 19.

“The Cabinet is set to approve the sanction of a 3.64 per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) and a 2.74 per cent DA for employees and pensioners, which is being paid to all government employees during the festive season of Dussehra and Diwali this year. The other demands raised by the employees’ unions, mainly the submission of the second PRC report and the enhancement of the pay scales, replacement of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) with the Old Pension Scheme ( OPS) would be part of the main items on the agenda of the Cabinet meeting,” sources said.

The Cabinet Sub-committee headed by Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka would submit a status report on the preparations for the Global Summit in December this year. The government’s plan to launch Rs 5 lakh Indiramma Family Insurance Scheme on Indira Gandhi’s birth anniversary would also be discussed to ascertain the financial implications of launching the scheme.

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