Bhopal, June 7 (UNI) The Madhya Pradesh government's reported instruction to all treasury officers concerning the non-payment of salaries to 50,000 state employees over the past few months has prompted the Congress to hit out at the government over the issue.

Sources said a State Financial Intelligence Cell (SFIC) is operating under the Commissioner of Treasury and Accounts Office, which analyses the treasury data at regular intervals and also monitors the salary withdrawal of employees. This cell analysed the data of employee codes of approximately 50,000 individuals whose salaries have not been withdrawn from the treasury software for the past four months, sources added.

The cell, after testing data for December 2024, found that there are employees whose code has been allotted, yet their salary has not been withdrawn for four months. The Office of Commissioner of Treasury and Accounts has now reportedly directed all treasury officers to confirm with reasons within 15 days as to why the salaries are not being withdrawn by employees.

State Congress president Jeetu Patwari told media that 50 thousand employees have "gone missing" in the state. Their salary of about Rs 250 crore has not been withdrawn. The government has formed an inquiry committee tasked with finding out such employees.

Patwari alleged that in a state with four lakh 50 thousand employees, if 50 thousand of them have to be searched, "then what a big economic and administrative anarchy it should be".

Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Umang Singhar also raised the issue on the social media platform X.

He asked whether these employees are on 'unpaid leave' or they have been suspended. "Are all these only on paper? If the salary of an employee has not been withdrawn for months, then this points to a big scam," he stated.

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