No salary cuts for police, medical and sanitary staff

Payment will be deferred for others

05/04/2020, STAFF REPORTER, VIJAYAWADA

Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy announced on Saturday that medical and health employees, police and sanitary workers would be paid full salaries during the lockdown imposed to control COVID-19, according to an official release.

The Chief Minister stressed the need to pay full salaries to employees and workers who are on the frontline in the battle against COVID-19. He instructed the officials to take necessary steps.

It may be noted that the government has ordered the deferment of payment of salaries, remunerations and pensions for March 2020, which are payable in April, to mitigate the impact of the lockdown on its finances. It will be in force till further orders.