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Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025
UDF and the LDF see the welfare pension not merely as policy, but as political currency.
Balagopal has directed that all pensions be distributed before Vishu.
Apart from the arrears, an additional instalment of the pension has been approved for eligible beneficiaries for the month of March.
The remaining three instalments of Social Security Pension arrears will be disbursed in 2025-26.
Among the suspended officials, 34 are from the Revenue Department, while four are from the Survey and Land Records Department.
The order directed the recovery of the funds along with an 18 per cent interest and instructed a departmental investigation into the matter.
According to the order issued by the department director, Saju K Surendran IES, immediate action will be taken to recover the full amount along with 18 per cent interest from these illegal recipients.
The Finance Department's circular instructs the Directors of Panchayats and Municipalities to ensure strict implementation of the government's decision.
The finance department will conduct a probe against the officials involved in the fraud.
It remains unclear what further scrutiny can be conducted by the departments regarding the findings already detailed by the Information Kerala Mission.
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