More than 300 postal department employees were punished for non-delivery of money orders in 2013-14, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the postal department had received 80,000 complaints out of a total of 10.9 crore money orders worth Rs 12,241 crore sent in 2013-14 through the post offices in the country.
“It is just 0.07 per cent of the total 10.09 crore money orders handled by the Postal Department in 2013—14. We have taken action against 300 postal department employees after finding them guilty,” he said during Question Hour. Prasad said enquiries were conducted to ascertain the actual reason for non-payment or late payment of money orders. PTI
Source:-The Hindu
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