Overview
- The state cabinet, which met Thursday, said ministers will take a 50% pay cut to raise money for long‑pending retirement benefits.
- The government set a 100‑day target to start clearing dues and formed a resource committee to work with unions, teachers, and pensioners.
- Pending liabilities total about ₹6,200 crore for serving staff and roughly ₹8,000 crore for retirees, according to officials.
- The cabinet will again press the CBI to speed its probe into alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project on the Godavari after reviewing a recent High Court order.
- Employee groups called the pay cut symbolic and urged a broader revenue plan to end delays that force retirees to chase offices for their money.