Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Madhya Pradesh’s 413 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) were collectively losing over Rs 28 crore annually due to thousands of fake or suspicious municipal employees who continued drawing salaries without working.

This massive leakage came to light after Urban Administration and Development Department (UAD) implemented the Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS), replacing old thumb-based and manual attendance methods. Municipal employees now mark attendance through Aadhaar Face RD app from their designated work locations, making it nearly impossible for ghost employees to be recorded as present.

Over 1.4 lakh employees across the state are registered under e-attendance. Initial estimates suggested about 5,000 absentee or fake entries would be eliminated, bri

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