‘Copy-paste’ error proves costly for SBI employee

A clerical error by a State Financial institution of India staffer led to the misuse of funds meant for the Dalit Bandhu scheme, the flagship programme of the Telangana authorities to offer one-time capital help of ₹10 lakh per SC household as a 100% grant/subsidy to determine an acceptable revenue producing supply.

Saifabad police, who registered a case in opposition to an ‘unintended’ beneficiary, mentioned that on April 24 an worker of the SBI Rangareddy District Collectorate department by chance transferred ₹1.50 crore into the (wage) accounts of 15 workers of Lotus Hospitals, ₹10 lakh every.

“Quickly after realising the error, the financial institution officers referred to as the staff and requested them to switch again the quantity. Whereas 14 workers reverted the cash, lab technician Mahesh did not ship again the cash, as he was not obtainable over cellphone,” a senior official mentioned.

Assuming that ₹10 lakh have been deposited into his checking account by Prime Minister Narendra Modi beneath some scheme, Mahesh withdrew some quantity to clear his debt. “Regardless of repeated requests, he was not returning the cash. In consequence, on Wednesday, the financial institution official lodged a grievance, and a case beneath Part 403 of IPC was registered in opposition to Mahesh,” the officer mentioned.

Whereas they managed to get well ₹6.70 lakh, Mahesh nonetheless has to pay ₹3.30 lakh to the financial institution, he mentioned.

“A replica-paste error by the financial institution worker has led to such an enormous fuss,” the officer added.

Paradoxically, no case was registered in opposition to the financial institution worker for his mistake.