GUWAHATI: The Union Ministry of Finance on Saturday, June 20 said that the salaries of some government employees will be temporarily delayed because of “procedural issues”.
Panic triggered after a copy of the ministry’s order dated June 18 started doing the rounds on social media, which stated that salaries of lakhs of central government employees would be delayed.
The Centre, however, clarified that the order only applied to one particular office and urged the public not to circulate the order.
In a statement, government said, “It has been brought to notice that an internal Confidential Office Order pertaining to the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance is being circulated in various social media platforms.
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“It is clarified and informed that the Department of Expenditure’s order dated June 18, 2019, relating to the disbursal of salary for the month of June 2019 is applicable to only an attached office under the Department of Expenditure namely, the O/o Controller General of Accounts and the officials working in the PFMS [Public Financial Management System] Project Cell and is temporary in nature to avoid exceeding the Vote on Account limit.”
The June 18 order will affect nearly 200 employees, The Times of India reported. The affected employees will receive their salaries after the Budget is presented on July 5 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Employees usually receive their salaries by June 30.
