PRC, DA, EHS: promises due, bills due
Employees across Telangana hit the streets on August 27 over pay revision, DA arrears and a health scheme that deducts 1.5% while workers say they still can’t use it. The Congress government has had seven months to answer the basics; it hasn’t bothered.
Employees are seeking clarity on the PRC, DA arrears and access to the Employees Health Scheme.
Government employees, teachers and pensioners held protests at Collectorates statewide on August 27 — with the TGEJAC gathering at Indira Park — demanding implementation of the Pay Revision Commission (PRC), release of pending DA/DR instalments, rollout of the Employees Health Scheme (EHS) and restoration of OPS. TGEJAC chair M. Jagadeeshwar said they waited after assurances from Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and a Cabinet sub-committee headed by Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, and warned of a Hyderabad maha dharna on September 10 if the PRC clock is extended again. (According to the union’s April 1 letter, the PRC was to report within six months.)
On DA, the record shows one revision: G.O.Ms.No. 2 (January 12, 2026) raised rates to 33.67% (RPS-2020) and 73.344% (RPS-2015), payable with January salary and with arrears treatment spelt out. That does not settle the unions’ “six pending DAs” — it records what was cleared, not what remains. The Chief Minister’s January note said he signed a DA file adding ₹225 crore a month; it did not say the slate was clean.
On EHS, the government has authorised a 1.5% deduction and reconstituted the trust: G.O.Ms.No. 186 (Oct 8, 2023), 40 (Jun 17, 2026) and 79 (Jun 29, 2026) are on the official portal. The sites for empanelled hospitals and wellness centres are live. What those pages cannot answer is the street-level question: could employees actually get cashless treatment in July–August. BRS’s T. Harish Rao says hospitals refused EHS beneficiaries because agreements weren’t in place, and alleges months of salary deductions without functioning cover. Those are his charges; the Health Department has yet to put data against them.
The timeline matters. Protesters say the Chief Minister promised to secure the PRC report by June 2 and the PRC’s term runs out September 30 — both points advanced by unions and protest organisers. The Finance Department can publish the arrears schedule tomorrow; the Health Department can publish EHS hospital agreements and claims processed by district. Instead, employees are counting deductions while guessing about access.
What’s on the record: one DA hike, a 1.5% EHS bite, active portals. What’s missing: the PRC report, a clear DA arrears ledger, and proof EHS works at the bedside. The Congress government in Telangana can clear each with a PDF; it has chosen not to.