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Osmania University staff rally in Hyderabad for pensions and regularisation

Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Nov 4, 2026

Is it still on?

NOIt was a one-day action on Nov 4.

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The Tea in three lines

Why they are protesting
Osmania University non-teaching, technical, time-scale, and contractual employees are protesting over pensions, dues, and service rules.
What they want
They want the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme, regularisation of contract staff, internal promotions, and higher medical benefits.
What changed
Nov 4: Osmania University non-teaching staff staged a rally and sit-in, drawing support from BJP leaders.
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What protesters want

  • Implement the Old Pension Scheme for employees appointed between 2001 and 2004
  • Regularise contract and time-scale employees
  • Release internal promotions and fill vacant subordinate-level posts
  • Clear pending EPF dues and restore annual increments
  • Increase medical reimbursement from ₹10,000 to ₹30,000

Organised by: Osmania University Non-Teaching Joint Action Committee

What authorities say

BJP state president N. Ramchander Rao visited the protest camp and demanded that the government and university authorities hold talks with the JAC. Separately, the Telangana Council of Higher Education directed university registrars to examine complaints regarding staff terminations.12

The full story

Non-teaching, technical, time-scale, and contractual employees of Osmania University staged a protest march from the Arts College to the administrative building in Hyderabad on November 4. Organised by the Osmania University Non-Teaching Joint Action Committee (JAC), the protest aimed to press authorities for long-pending demands including the implementation of the Old Pension Scheme for those appointed between 2001 and 2004, the Contributory Pension Scheme for post-2004 appointees, regularisation of contract workers, pending EPF dues, promotions, and an increase in medical reimbursement limits. Telangana BJP leaders, including state president N. Ramchander Rao, visited the protest camp to express solidarity and demanded that the state government and university administration initiate talks with the employees.

Timeline

  1. Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao visited the protest camp to express solidarity with the striking staff.12

  2. Osmania University non-teaching employees marched from Arts College to the administrative building to protest.23

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