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Bihar Freezes Salaries of 10 Lakh Teachers and Police After Major Scam Exposed
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News18•15-10-2026, 09:11
Bihar Freezes Salaries of 10 Lakh Teachers and Police After Major Scam Exposed
- •The salaries of approximately 9 lakh teachers and 1.30 lakh police personnel in Bihar have been frozen following a major salary scam exposed by the AG office audit report.
- •Finance Secretary Vinay Kumar ordered strict investigations from district levels to departmental headquarters, requiring complete verification of all salary documents before future payments.
- •Discrepancies and fraudulent salary withdrawals involving portal tampering have been detected in districts like Patna, Bhagalpur, and Aurangabad, with FIRs already registered.
- •The Finance Department aims to overhaul the salary payment system, fix accountability on regular employees, recover wrongful payments, and take criminal action against complicit officers.
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An audit report by the AG's office exposed fraudulent salary payments, revealing that tampering occurred on the HRMS and CFMS portals to withdraw excess funds from the state exchequer for years.
Incorrect salary payments and registered FIRs in connection with the scam were reported in several districts, including Patna, Bhagalpur, and Aurangabad.
The Finance Department ordered strict district-to-headquarters investigations, mandated that future disbursements require document verification, and noted that fraudulent funds will be recovered with potential criminal cases for officers.
