Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Telangana Rights Panel Gives NIMS Three Weeks to Release Pension
Dr. Mantha Srinivas used to be a professor at NIMS.
He retired in 2014, but his pension benefits were still unpaid.
The Telangana government issued an order in 2023 asking for the benefits to be released.
The Telangana Human Rights Commission said the long delay was unacceptable.
It said pension helps people have financial security and dignity after they stop working.
The Commission told the NIMS director to personally make sure the benefits are worked out and paid within three weeks.
The director must also send the Commission a report.
If the order is not followed, the director may have to explain the delay in person.
The case is due to be considered again on November 2, 2026.
The Telangana Human Rights Commission intervened over delayed retirement benefits for former NIMS professor Dr. Mantha Srinivas.
Srinivas took voluntary retirement on November 13, 2014, and his pension benefits remained unpaid.
The Commission noted that Telangana government orders in October 2023 called for release of his benefits.
It directed the NIMS director to personally ensure the benefits are determined and released within three weeks and to submit a compliance report.
The order warns the director may have to appear before the Commission if it is not followed; the matter is listed for November 2, 2026.
- Who
- The Telangana Human Rights Commission, NIMS Director, and former NIMS professor Dr. Mantha Srinivas.
- What
- The Commission directed NIMS to determine and release Srinivas's pension benefits within three weeks and submit a compliance report.
- When
- Srinivas retired on November 13, 2014; government orders were issued in October 2023; the Commission's order was passed on October 5, 2026, with compliance listed for November 2, 2026.
- Where
- Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad, Telangana.
- Why
- His pension benefits remained unpaid despite government orders, and the Commission said pension is an earned right intended to provide financial security and dignity in old age.
- Retired employee
- Dr. Mantha Srinivas, former Professor of Anaesthesiology at NIMS
- Retirement date
- November 13, 2014
- Government order
- Issued in October 2023 directing release of his pensionary benefits
- Commission order
- Passed on October 5, 2026
- Deadline
- Three weeks from receipt of the order to determine and release the benefits
- Compliance
- NIMS must submit a compliance report to the Commission
- Next listing
- November 2, 2026
