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Telangana approves higher pay scales for nearly 1,800 Singareni officers
Telangana has approved higher pay scales for Singareni Collieries Company officers, following a long-running demand for salaries in line with Coal India.
The change covers nearly 1,800 executive officers in grades E-1 to E-7.
Basic pay scales are revised from January 1, 2017, but the financial benefits apply from September 25, 2026, when the company’s board approved the proposal.
Officers are due to receive revised salaries in the October pay cycle.
Singareni officers had sought parity after Coal India revised pay for its executives to address salary differences.
The decision is intended to improve officer morale and support their work in coal production, energy security and Telangana’s industrial growth.
Telangana approved revised pay scales for nearly 1,800 executive-cadre officers at Singareni Collieries Company Limited.
The revised basic pay scales take retrospective effect from January 1, 2017, while financial benefits apply from September 25, 2026.
Officers are due to receive revised salaries from the October pay cycle.
The increases range from ₹20,000 to ₹30,000 in basic pay across the E-1 to E-7 cadres.
The decision followed officers’ calls for pay parity with Coal India and approval by the Singareni Board.
- Who
- Nearly 1,800 executive-cadre officers at Singareni Collieries Company Limited.
- What
- Telangana approved revised pay scales for officers in cadres E-1 to E-7.
- When
- The Board approved the proposal on September 25, 2026; revised salaries are due from the October pay cycle.
- Where
- Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Telangana.
- Why
- Officers sought pay parity with Coal India after it revised pay for its executives.
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Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka directed Singareni management to expedite examination of the pay revision proposal.
The Singareni Board approved the proposal, setting the date from which financial benefits apply.
Singareni management issued orders implementing the revised pay structure.
Officers are due to begin receiving revised salaries.
- Beneficiaries
- Nearly 1,800 officers
- Cadres covered
- E-1 to E-7
- Retrospective effective date
- January 1, 2017
- Financial benefits begin
- September 25, 2026
- E-1 basic pay
- Increased from ₹40,000 to ₹60,000