Govt issues fresh orders on austerity measures

The order is for deferred payment of salaries, wages, remuneration and pensions for the month of April, 2020

State Bureau   Hyderabad

21.04.2020

The State government has issued fresh orders on austerity measures to be taken with regard to extended lockdown period till May 7.

Principal Secretary (Finance) K Ramakrishna Rao in his orders said that the measures were consequent to the drop in tax and non-tax revenues of the State government and the additional expenditure required towards the Covid-19 control and relief measures. The order is for deferred payment of salaries, wages, remuneration and pensions for the month of April, 2020, subject to the modification that the deferment shall be at the rate of 25 per cent in respect of all government pensioners.

Earlier, deferment for the month of March was based on the pattern prescribed in the earlier orders dated 30 and 31 March, 2020. All Drawing and Disbursement Officers are directed to submit the salary, wages, remuneration bills for the month of April to the concerned treasury officers strictly as per the instructions.

The orders with regard to payment of the deferred portion of salaries, wages, remuneration and pensions and deductions or recoveries for the month of April will be issued separately.