New Delhi (NVI): The Finance Ministry today denied reports that the Central government is planning to deduct salaries of its employees amid coronavirus pandemic.
The Finance Ministry’s clarification in this regard came after a TV news channel claimed that the government was planning to cut salaries by 30 per cent.
“There is no proposal under consideration of Govt for any cut whatsoever in the existing salary of any category of central government employees. The reports in some section of media are false and have no basis whatsoever,” the Ministry of Finance said in a tweet.
There is no proposal under consideration of Govt for any cut whatsoever in the existing salary of any category of central government employees.
The reports in some section of media are false and have no basis whatsoever.@nsitharamanoffc @PIB_India @DDNewslive @airnewsalerts— Ministry of Finance ?? #StayHome #StaySafe (@FinMinIndia) May 11, 2020
Union Minister Jitendra Singh also asked people to ignore fake news. “There is no proposal by the Government to carry out deduction in the salary of its employees,” he said in a tweet.
Please ignore the FAKE NEWS being circulated in a section of media.
There is no proposal by the Government to carry out deduction in the salary of its employees.@DoPTGoI— Dr Jitendra Singh (@DrJitendraSingh) May 11, 2020
The Finance Ministry has earlier also warned people to stay away from rumours and fake news which can create a situation of panic among the people.
