# Telangana vocational trainers unpaid for 10 months

> Vocational trainers across Telangana schools have not been paid for 10 months, pushing hundreds into financial hardship.
- Title: Telangana vocational trainers unpaid for 10 months · The Hindu
- Summary: Vocational trainers across Telangana schools have not been paid for 10 months, pushing hundreds into financial hardship. Vocational trainers in Telangana…
- Keywords: telangana, vocational trainers, unpaid salaries, school education, e. naveen nicolas, tvta, The Hindu
- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/unpaid-for-10-months-vocational-trainers-in-telangana-seek-govt-intervention/article71666014.ece
- Author: The Hindu Bureau
- Published: 2026-11-04T13:50:41+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: telangana, vocational trainers, unpaid salaries, school education, e. naveen nicolas, tvta, news, politics
## Ten months without pay
Vocational trainers in Telangana schools have not received salaries for the past ten months, creating severe financial hardship for hundreds of trainers and their families.
## Where trainers work
Vocational trainers are employed in State Model Schools, Zilla Parishad High Schools, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas and Gurukul institutions across Telangana.
## Appeal to the director
Representatives of the Telangana Vocational Trainers Association submitted a representation to Director of School Education E. Naveen Nicolas on Wednesday seeking intervention.
## Five demands presented
The association demanded immediate release of ten months pending salaries, monthly payments by the first of each month, a twelve-month salary system, increased casual leave and maternity leave for women trainers.
## Key takeaway

Vocational trainers in Telangana schools have gone unpaid for 10 months and appealed to the Director of School Education to resolve their salary and service grievances.