It appears that more than 13 lakh government employees in Uttar Pradesh face the risk of losing their salaries if they do not comply with an order from the Yogi Adityanath administration.
How Did This Happen?
In fact, they have to declare their movable and immovable assets by August 31, as per a media report on Thursday.
This is under this order, which was initially issued in August last year.
Basically, this order mandates that employees submit their asset details on the government’s Manav Sampada portal (human resources management system).
It seems that the employees who submit their asset details by the deadline will receive their salaries, as mandated by the Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh.
Please note here that this directive is applicable to all categories of officers and employees.
In case of failure to comply, it will result in ineligibility for promotions, in addition to the salary freeze.
Lethargic Response Despite Giving Multiple Extension
As we know that the government has given multiple extensions of the initial December 31 deadline—first to June 30, then to July 31.
Interestingly, only 26% of the state’s 1.78 million employees have complied with the directive.
This has left more than 1.3 million employees at risk of not receiving their August salaries.
The Uttar Pradesh government directed heads of all state departments to upload and verify data of all government officers/employees on Manav Sampada portal for merit-based online transfer of government personnel duringAugust 2023.
The government has also revoked the transfer orders of over 70 regional forest officers and ordered a probe into the alleged irregularities in the transfer.
In the meantime, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that the state government plans to provide 2,00,000 government jobs over the next two years, in an official statement on Thursday.
Further adding, “Starting Friday, the recruitment process for over 60,000 police positions will begin across the state.”
In his statement, he urged local youths to actively participate in the upcoming job openings, asserting that no one would question their capabilities.
“Any attempt to jeopardize the future of the youth would result in severe consequences”, including imprisonment and confiscation of assets , he warned.
