The fake order, the circulation of which began recently, even carried the signature of an Under Secretary in the Ministry of Finance.
After an internal probe the government was assured that the order was a fake one. "It is clarified that no such instruction has been issued by this Department or Ministry of Finance.
Ministries and departments are advised not to take cognizance of the fake instructions being circulated in Central government offices," a notification from the Department of Personnel and Training said.Fin ministry seeks Idiot's tip for Budget blues
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