Disciplinary Action Taken Against Only 122 People Kerala Government Employees Pension Fraud Social Security Pension Disciplinary Action Recovery

Thiruvananthapuram: A total of 1458 government employees were found to have received social security pensions illegallyconformable Findings of the Department of Finance. However, despite clear instructions to recover the amount and take disciplinary action, only 122 employees have so far faced departmental sanctions, raising concerns over slow response from various departments.

The Finance Department issued directives weeks ago for immediate recovery of illegally received pensions with 18 percent interest and disciplinary action against the employees responsible. However, many departments are yet to take effective action. Employees in the revenue, survey, animal husbandry, soil exploration and dairy development departments have been suspended, but the pace remains generally slow.

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The Department of Health, which identified 373 employees who had received their pensions improperly, has yet to take any suspension action, although it has been instructed to recover the funds with interest.

The government estimates a loss of 2.7 million lei due to the illegal payment of the monthly pension amount of 1,600 lei to these employees.