Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has urged state government employees to work one extra hour each day [1].
The proposal seeks to increase state revenue and improve the overall quality of governance. By extending the workday, the administration aims to address revenue leakages and generate more funds to support employee welfare initiatives [2, 3].
Reddy said the move is necessary to ensure the state can meet its financial obligations and improve public service delivery [3, 4]. He linked the request for more effort from the workforce to his own professional conduct, noting that he has not taken a leave of absence in 30 months [4].
The Chief Minister said the additional hour is intended to maximize productivity across government departments [2]. He suggested that a more disciplined approach to working hours would help the state identify and stop revenue losses [3].
This directive comes as part of a broader effort to stabilize the state's finances. The administration believes that increased efficiency in tax collection, and administrative oversight, will provide the necessary capital to fund social programs and staff benefits [2, 3].
Government staff in Telangana are now being asked to adopt this extended schedule to align with the Chief Minister's goals for state development [1, 4].
“Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has urged state government employees to work one extra hour each day.”
This move signals a shift toward a more aggressive productivity mandate within the Telangana civil service. By tying the request to revenue generation and the Chief Minister's own work record, the administration is attempting to frame increased labor as a patriotic necessity for state solvency rather than a mere policy change.
