Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka today announced that the State government was steadily implementing the promises it had made and was releasing funds through a green channel mechanism to clear the pending bills of employees.
As per the instructions of the Deputy Chief Minister, officials of the Finance Department released Rs 745 crore for bills pertaining to the month of February.
The released amount includes payments towards gratuity, GPF (General Provident Fund), surrendered leave encashment and advances.
The government had assured employee unions that pending dues of not less than Rs 700 crore would be cleared every month.
Vikramarka said that in line with this commitment Rs 183 crore was released at the end of June last year, and that since August last year the government had been releasing a minimum of Rs 700 crore every month.