India, Oct. 27 -- A row has erupted after it came to light that a woman from Rajasthan was reportedly drawing a 'salary' of Rs.37.5 lakh as an alleged employee without ever having to work for the firms.

The woman at the centre of the controversy is Poonam Dixit, the wife of Pradyuman Dixit, a joint director in the state's Department of Information Technology, who is posted at RajComp Info Services Ltd, NDTV reported.

RajComp is a consulting organisation in the Information Technology sector and is fully owned by the Rajasthan government. It issues tenders to various private firms.

The entire issue came to light after a petition was filed in the Rajasthan high court. Following an order from the high court on September 6 last year, the An...