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Punjab government employees receive double salary due to technical glitch, have to return

Chandigarh | ByPress Trust of India
Nov 05, 2018 12:18 PM IST

Hundreds of employees all over Punjab received their salaries twice due to a technical snag in the software of the government’s treasury department

In what they thought was a Diwali gift, hundreds of Punjab government employees received “double salary” for the month of October.

Government employees in Punjab got double salary this month owing to a technical glitch.(HT photo)
Government employees in Punjab got double salary this month owing to a technical glitch.(HT photo)

But their happiness was short-lived when they were told that the extra amount was credited to their bank accounts by mistake and they should not withdraw the additional money paid to them, officials said.

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District treasury officer AK Maini in a notice sent to head of all the government offices said two salaries were paid by mistake and shortly one salary would be taken back.

On being contacted, Maini while confirming the development, said it has happened not only in Amritsar but throughout Punjab because of technical snag in the software of the government’s treasury department.

He said a majority of the government employees were paid double salary for the month of October.

Maini said all the government departments, including education, were told not to withdraw the second salary and within a day, one salary would be taken back by the treasury department.

He said in Amritsar district alone, around 40 to 50 crore excess payment had been made to employees.

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