Treasury network failure: Salary, pension distribution disrupted in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Due to a glitch in the treasury network, the distribution of salaries and pensions was disrupted in many places in the state on Thursday.

Officials said that the problem will be resolved and the distribution will resume today. The government requires Rs 4,800 crores for the distribution of salaries and pensions. For this, a loan of 2,000 crores was taken on the first day. Government sources indicated that the shortage of money is not a hindrance to the distribution. Meanwhile, pensioners alleged that network failures were a common occurrence in the treasury during the first days of the month.