Archive · 26 Jul 2025
Engineering Outsourcing Workers Get Pay Raise After Years of Protest
Workers in the Municipal Engineering Department are getting a pay raise after asking for it for a long time.
The government agreed to give them more money each month.
This is a big deal for over 730 workers who work in important jobs like fixing water pipes and street lights.
The workers had been asking for this for years, and finally, the government listened.
The workers are happy because their pay is being raised for the first time in over 20 years, and it also fulfilled a promise made during the election.
Outsourcing workers in Municipal Engineering Department will receive a pay raise.
The salary hike follows years of protests and representations by workers.
Category-1 workers will now earn Rs 24,500, Category-2 will earn Rs 21,500, and Category-3 will earn Rs 18,500.
Over 730 workers across the erstwhile East Godavari district will benefit.
The pay revision fulfills a key promise made by alliance party leaders during the 2024 election campaign.
- Who
- Over 730 outsourcing workers in the Municipal Engineering Department.
- What
- Salary increase for outsourcing workers.
- When
- Approved recently after years of worker requests.
- Where
- East Godavari district and surrounding areas.
- Why
- To increase wages after worker requests, fulfilling a campaign promise.
Before Pay Raise
After Pay Raise
Wage Concerns Ignored
Before Pay Raise
Workers' concerns were not addressed for 20 years.
After Pay Raise
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- Beneficiaries
- Over 730 outsourcing workers
- Category 1 Salary
- Rs 24,500
- Category 2 Salary
- Rs 21,500
- Category 3 Salary
- Rs 18,500
- Department
- Municipal Engineering
- Locations
- East Godavari district, Kakinada, Rajamahendravaram, and more
- Previous Neglect
- Engineering department staff were neglected for years.