Engineers are getting more salary than the Governor, sweepers are getting Rs 2 lakh per month; Which state is getting bumper salary?

Telangana Sweeper-Engineer Salary: A shocking report has come to light regarding the expenditure on salary and pension of sanitation workers in Telangana. State Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao has given interesting information about the salary of sanitation workers. According to him, the state’s salary and pension expenses in the last ten years have surprised everyone.

State Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao said that the salary and pension bill of the state has increased four times in the last ten years. At the time of formation of Telangana in 2014, this expenditure was Rs 1,500 crore every month, which has now increased to Rs 6,000 crore. The most surprising thing is that the salary of sanitation workers working in the state electricity department is equal to that of senior officers.

The salary of sweepers will blow your mind.

During a conference, the Chief Secretary gave such examples of the pay structure of the state which is not even heard of in the private sector. Senior class-4 employees in the electricity department are earning around Rs 2 lakh every month. At the same time, the monthly salary of senior engineers of the same department has reached Rs 7 lakh.

How is the salary structure of the employees?

• Dearness Allowance (DA): 33.67% of basic pay (new revision effective from January 2026).
• Group 1 (Senior Officer): Basic salary Rs 54,000 to Rs 1,33,000, gross salary Rs 80,000 to more than Rs 1.5 lakh.
• Group 2 (Mid-Level): Basic salary Rs 38,890 to Rs 11,8230, Gross salary Rs 60,000 to more than Rs 1.2 lakh.
• Group 3 (Clerk/Technical): Basic salary Rs 32,810 to Rs 96,890, gross salary Rs 45,000 to more than Rs 1 lakh.
• Group 4 (Support Staff): Basic salary Rs 24,280 to Rs 72,850, in-hand Rs 35,000 to Rs 50,000 (at entry level).

Salary exceeds that of IAS!

Regular sanitation workers in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) earn an average of Rs 70,000 per month. Drivers and employees with 30 years of service earn more than Rs 1 lakh. From this perspective, the salary in some public sector companies has now become more than that of IAS officers.

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Why did salaries increase so much in Telangana?

The Chief Secretary said that this huge increase in salary is due to the pay revision cycle. There is salary revision every four years in the electricity department, due to which the salary becomes much higher than other government departments. These attractive salary figures have created tough competition for government jobs in the state. Recently, an average of 799 candidates applied for each of the 563 Group-1 posts.