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Telangana Issues Group-I Appointment Letters as CM Proposes Pay Cut for Neglecting Parents

Revanth Reddy framed the ceremony as evidence that his government restored transparency to a long-delayed hiring process.

Overview

  • The chief minister handed appointment letters to newly selected Group-I officers in Hyderabad following the latest state PSC recruitment.
  • Reddy announced plans for a law to deduct 10% of the salary of officials who neglect their parents, with payments directed to parents’ accounts.
  • He alleged the previous BRS government enabled Public Service Commission scandals, including question paper leaks, and said the commission was cleansed after Congress took office.
  • The PSC selected 562 candidates through last year’s exam, resuming Group-I hiring after the test was last held in 2011.
  • Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka said the administration has filled 60,000 jobs and described the intake as the largest PSC recruitment in 40 years.