Jammu, Aug. 2 -- In a major administrative move, authorities have directed all Heads of Departments (HoDs) in Jammu district to recover an excess amount of Rs 4.58 crore that was paid to government employees deployed during the 2018 Panchayat and Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections. The action follows revelations made during an audit by the Audit Party of the Principal Accountant General (Audit), Jammu and Kashmir.
As per Government Order No. 1789-GAD of 2018 dated December 21, 2018, employees from various government departments were deployed for election-related duties during the Municipal and Panchayat polls held across the Union Territory. The order sanctioned the payment of one-month additional salary, wages, or remuneration as a one-ti...