Going soft on the employees of Telangna region, who are participating in Sakala Janula Samme started on 13 September, the government directed the authorities concerned to pay 12 days salary to them. This decision of the government comes in view of the ensuing Dasara festival on 6 October.

As Dasara happens to be an important festival in Telangana region, salary is expected to be of great use to the employees. The government employees of Telangana region began the strike from September 13 after working for the first 12 days of the month. While the government deciding to strictly enforce the no-work-no-pay rule, the finance department asked the district treasury officers to process the salary bills of Telangana employees also for 12 days and disburse the same along with the full month salary of employees who attended to their duties.

A communication to this effect is sent by the principal secretary (finance), Mr V. Bhaskar, in the meeting. "The catch, however, is that the salaries can be disbursed only when the disbursement officer of the respective organisations and the pay and accounts office staff attend to their work in the next couple of days," a senior official said. “The catch, however, is that the salaries can be disbursed only when the disbursement officer of the respective organisations and the pay and accounts office staff attend to their work in the next few days," a senior official said. Sources said doubts were expressed about paying salaries to employees who attended to their duties by September 29, a deadline fixed by Chief Minister, Mr N. Kiran Kumar Reddy.