LUCKNOW, Dec. 12 -- With the aim of curbing frauds similar to the one exposed in Chitrakoot where Rs.43.1 crore was fraudulently transferred into 93 pension accounts over the years in name of arrears and remained undetected between August 3, 2018, and October 6, 2025, the treasury department is now planning to make pension and arrears as separate heads.

"The probe has revealed that the accused had managed to send the excess amount into pension accounts while showing it as arrear for pension. This amount was sent along with the pension amount which might have not been noticed over the years before it was detected during a special audit," said director, treasury, and special secretary, department of finance, VK Singh.

Pension and arrear a...