Debt-ridden Punjab government was not able to pay salary of its employees on Friday due to non-availability of funds. (Representational Image) Debt-ridden Punjab government was not able to pay salary of its employees on Friday due to non-availability of funds. (Representational Image)Debt-ridden Punjab government was not able to pay salary of its employees on Friday due to non-availability of funds. Having a fat salary bill of Rs 2,200 crore per month for its 3.5 lakh employees, Punjab has been paying salaries from VAT collections worth Rs 1,400 crore and from state’s share of Rs 700 crore in central taxes every month. Sources said the state had pending bills worth Rs 5,000 crore of the development works started by the previous government.

Source: Indian Express September 02, 2017 00:22 UTC