Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Retired Staff, Contractors Protest Pending Bills At Bhatti’s Chambers
Retired workers and contractors went to a government office to ask for money they say they are owed.
The retired workers wanted their retirement benefits.
The contractors wanted payment for school work they had already completed.
They said the money had been delayed for a long time.
Some protesters tried to meet Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Finance Secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania.
Police and security guards stopped them from entering the chambers.
This caused arguments, and the protesters were sent away.
The contractors said officials had given their bills token numbers but had still not paid them.
Retired employees and contractors staged a flash protest at Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka’s chambers in the Telangana Secretariat on Monday.
They demanded payment of long-pending contractor bills and retirement benefits, some of which they said had been delayed for years.
Protesters said repeated visits and representations to the finance department had not secured payments or meetings with officials.
Police and security personnel prevented the group from meeting Bhatti or Finance Secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania, leading to heated arguments and their removal from the premises.
Contractors linked the unpaid dues to works completed under the “Mana Ooru, Mana Badi” school-improvement programme during the previous BRS regime.
- Who
- Several retired employees and contractors, including contractors involved in the “Mana Ooru, Mana Badi” programme.
- What
- They staged a protest demanding payment of pending retirement benefits and contractor bills.
- When
- Monday; the reports also refer to related protests in March 2025, August 2025 and September 17.
- Where
- Outside Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka’s chambers on the second floor of the Telangana Secretariat in Hyderabad.
- Why
- The protesters said retirement benefits and payments for completed government works had remained unpaid for years.
Protesters’ position
Officials’ position
Pending payments
Protesters’ position
Retired employees and contractors said their benefits and bills had remained unpaid for years despite repeated representations and visits.
Officials’ position
The reports do not provide a response from the Deputy Chief Minister, finance secretary or finance department explaining the delays.
Access to officials
Protesters’ position
The protesters demanded appointments with Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka or Sandeep Kumar Sultania and said their requests had repeatedly been ignored.
Officials’ position
Police and security personnel prevented the group from entering or meeting the officials; the reports do not state the officials’ position on the requests.
Bill token numbers
Protesters’ position
Contractors questioned the purpose of receiving token numbers if their bills were still not being paid.
Officials’ position
The reports provide no official explanation for the token numbers or continued non-payment.
- Protest location
- Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka’s chambers, Telangana Secretariat
- Main demands
- Clearance of retirement benefits and long-pending contractor bills
- Officials sought
- Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Finance Secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania
- Reported pension case
- A deceased retired employee’s family said no retirement benefit had been released after his death on August 3, 2024
- Contractor programme
- “Mana Ooru, Mana Badi” school renovation and improvement programme
- Payment concern
- Contractors questioned why bills received token numbers while payments remained pending
- Security response
- Police and security personnel prevented the protesters from meeting officials and removed them from the premises
