Overview

• The audit found nearly 50,000 employees with valid codes whose salaries went unpaid since December 2024, representing about Rs 230 crore.
• Affected staff include around 40,000 regular employees and 10,000 temporary workers, making up almost 9% of the state workforce.
• More than 6,000 Drawing and Disbursing Officers were asked to verify employee records and explain missing payouts by the June 7 deadline.
• Investigators point to incomplete exit and retirement entries in the IFMIS system as a likely cause of the unprocessed salaries.
• Opposition leaders have urged the ED and CBI to launch inquiries after Finance Minister Jagdish Devda said all disbursements were handled according to rules.