Hyderabad, Jun 9 :Telangana Cabinet has approved the 30 per cent salary hike to 9,21,037 Government, Contract, Outsourcing Employees and Pensioners in the state as announced by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao in the legislative Assembly in March this year.

The Cabinet which met on Tuesday under the Chairmanship of Mr Rao has decided to pay the hiked salaries from June.

A release from Chief Minister’s Office late last night said the Cabinet has decided to implement a notional benefit from July 1, 2018, a Monitory benefit from April 1, 2020, and the cash benefit from

April 1, 2021.

The Cabinet has instructed the officials concerned to issue orders in this regard.

It has decided to pay the arrears from April 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021 to pensioners in 36 installments.

The Cabinet has decided to sanction 180 days Maternity leave to KGBV Contract employees and decided to lift the limit on the House Rent Allowance (HRA).(UNI)