Amaravathi: Andhra Pradesh government, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday announced a pay hike of 23 per cent, and raised the retirement age by two years for state government staff. The announcement came on the second day of discussions over the demands raised by the state government employees.

The new pay scales shall come into force from January 2022. In more good news for government employees, their retirement age has been increased from 60 years to 62 years. The pay hike will have retrospective effect from July 1, 2018. Similarly, the monetary benefits will be applied from April 1, 2020, while the enhanced pay scale along with pending DAs will be effective from January 2022.

Union leaders of various government employees’ organizations along with Finance Minister Buggana Rajendernath and government advisor Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy.