Hyderabad, July 2 -- The Telangana Government has credited salaries of outsourced, contract and honorarium-based employees on the first day of the month, fulfilling a commitment made earlier by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to ensure timely wage payments.

Acting on the Chief Minister's directions, the Finance Department released salaries on Wednesday to outsourced and contract employees working in government departments, corporations, societies, universities and other government-affiliated organisations across the state.

The Chief Minister had recently taken serious note of the hardships faced by employees due to delays in salary payments and directed officials to ensure that contract, outsourced and staff receiving honorariums, get the...