Revanth Reddy warns Group II officers against neglecting parents; proposes 10% salary deduction

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy cautioned newly appointed Group II officers not to forget their roots or the sacrifices made by their parents. He announced that 10 per cent of officials’ salaries would be deducted if they were found neglecting their parents, with the amount to be directly credited to the parents’ bank accounts.
A new law would soon be enacted to give effect to this initiative, he said after handing over appointment letters to 783 Group II candidates in Hyderabad on Saturday. The Chief Minister instructed Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao to form a committee involving the new officers to draft the necessary rules.
Taking a dig at the BRS, Revanth said efforts would be made to reignite the sentiment in the upcoming Jubilee Hills bypoll and ensure Congress’ victory. “Past leaders derive devilish pleasure when untoward incidents such as the deaths of students in residential schools or workers in the Srisailam Left Bank Tunnel occur. They want to use such tragedies as weapons to tarnish the government and regain power,” he said.
He urged the newly appointed officers to ensure students were not served contaminated food in residential schools and to uphold accountability in every department.
Earlier, the Chief Minister asked the youth to compare the qualifications of Telangana State Public Service Commission (TGPSC) members appointed in the past with those selected by the current government. “Look at the difference in transparency, the exams conducted, and the sincerity behind the results,” he said, adding that the Congress government had faced several hurdles, political attacks, and allegations of corruption in announcing the Group I examination results, but overcame them. Appointment letters for Group I candidates were issued last month despite ‘cheap politics’ and attempts to derail the process, he claimed.
He further revealed that many of the Group II candidates had also been selected in Group I. “Once Group II appointments are issued, we will release a fresh notification to fill the resulting vacancies in Group I,” he said. The government would soon issue appointment letters for Group III and Group IV posts, completing a total of around 11,000 appointments across various categories.