HYDERABAD, OCT 3 : Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) decided to constitute Pay Revision Committee (PRC) to make recommendations for new pay scales to the state government employees.

State Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari issued orders on Monday evening appointing retired IAS officer N Sivashankar as PRC Chairman and another retired IAS officer B Ramaiah as the Committee member.

The orders suggested that the PRC should submit the report to the government within 6 months, an official release said here.

State Finance department has been asked to provide required funds and staff for the functioning of the PRC.

The government decided to pay 5 percent Interim Relief (IR) to state government employees.(UNI)