Same Aadhaar, two salaries: probe ordered
A report says nearly 40 government employees may have been paid by more than one establishment off the same Aadhaar in IFMIS. The Chief Secretary has asked departments to verify, recover and act — and to do it in seven days.
Departments have seven days to verify salary records flagged in IFMIS.
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A published report says the Finance Department has flagged nearly 40 Telangana government employees for drawing salary or remuneration from more than one establishment against the same Aadhaar number in IFMIS. According to that report, Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju has told all departments to verify the cases, recover any excess paid, start disciplinary action where charges hold, and file criminal cases where warranted — with an Action Taken Report due in seven days.
Two examples cited: in Revenue, salaries of two employees were allegedly drawn using the same Aadhaar; in Public Health, two different employee codes were mapped to the same Aadhaar. The report attributes these directions to a memo dated Thursday, August 6, 2026, though the memo number and the underlying Finance file are not published.
What is confirmed on record: Jaju is the Chief Secretary, and Telangana runs salaries through IFMIS. What is not yet on record: the memo itself, the list of cases, the total amount, or any FIRs. Until the papers surface, this is a verification drive triggered by data matches, not a concluded fraud case — and the seven-day clock is the part that can be checked next.