Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka with employees of the Power department after announcing DA hike for them on June 21.
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Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka announced a 1.944% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for Power department employees on Saturday benefitting 71,417 employees and pensioners across the State.
The revised DA also applies to artisans along with power employees and pensioners. The DA has been increased from 14.074% to 16.018%, and the revised rate will be implemented retrospectively from January this year, he said. The enhanced DA will result in an additional monthly burden of ₹11.193 crore on power utilities.
Mr. Vikramarka said electricity has become as essential to industrial production in today’s competitive world as air is to life. During the previous government’s tenure, in March 2023, the peak power demand stood at 15,000 MW. After the Congress government assumed office, the demand rose to 17,162 MW by March 2025, an increase of 2,000 MW. Despite this sharp rise in demand, the government and power employees have worked like a family to ensure uninterrupted and quality power supply.
Mr. Vikramarka also anticipated a steep rise in demand. According to a central government agency report, Telangana’s peak power demand is projected to reach 26,299 MW by 2029-30 and 33,773 MW by 2034-35. To meet these future requirements, the State government is already planning ahead to boost power generation capacity.
He said the Congress government introduced the new Green Energy Policy targeting the production of 20,000 MW of green power by 2029-30. The power sector workforce must be ready to face future challenges and reiterated that the government and power employees together form an ideal family.
Published – June 21, 2025 07:35 PM is
