Hyderabad, Nov. 12 -- The Telangana government on Wednesday, November 11, informed the Telangana High Court that it is unable to clear dues worth Rs 40,000 crore.

According to The Times of India, these dues were supposed to be paid to the owners of lands acquired for government projects, but the government was not in a position to release the amounts immediately. Tokens are issued by the respective departments after bills are cleared for payment.

Finance Department Principal Secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania submitted to Justice NV Shravan Kumar, who was hearing a batch of contempt petitions over the delay in paying compensation for lands acquired by the state government in Narayanpet.

"Paying compensation for lands acquired is the top ...