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Telangana Forms Committee to Digitize Payroll and Force First‑Day Pay for Contract Staff

The move seeks to stop delayed salaries and make welfare payments reach beneficiaries faster by pushing departments to build a single digital payroll and draft enabling laws.

Overview

  • The state government announced the constitution of an official committee on digital governance during a review meeting on Tuesday and gave it 100 days to submit recommendations.
  • Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy ordered officials to digitise records of contract and outsourced workers, including salary amounts and bank account details, so pay can be processed on the first day of each month.
  • Officials were directed to draft necessary legislation and to take strict action against private agencies that fail to pay salaries promptly after government funds are released.
  • Key implementation details — including the committee’s membership, the draft laws, department-level rollout plans, and enforcement mechanisms — have not been published and will take months to complete.
  • If carried out, the plan could speed up payments and reduce intermediaries but will require secure inter-departmental data consolidation, bank linking and regulatory steps; the committee’s 100‑day report will be the next milestone to watch.