Govt. takes serious view of instances of fraudulent drawal of salaries, remuneration
The Indian government is investigating fraudulent salary withdrawals from state departments following the discovery of duplicate Aadhaar numbers and employee codes. Officials have ordered a thorough audit to identify employees misrepresenting their status to collect multiple payments.
Why it matters
This highlights significant administrative inefficiencies and potential corruption in state-level payroll management systems.
Instances of fraudulent drawal of salaries or remuneration from government departments are reportedly continuing with cases of such withdrawal surfacing in the recent times.
Inquiries conducted by the government revealed anomalies like two different employees with different employee codes, but same Aadhaar number, different names and Aadhaar numbers but working under same Head of Department with same designations. Perusal of the records have shown that two different employees with same regular employee code and employees with regular employee codes but no Aadhaar numbers drawing salaries from the government.
The development follows the employee mapping undertaken by the Finance Department last year following the uncertainty over the exact number of employees working on regular and temporary basis in different departments, undertakings and allied institutions.
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