Central Govt Sack 5Lakh employees? PIB FactCheck

Central Govt Sack 5Lakh employees? PIB FactCheck

Nowadays, Rumors and Fack News circulate on social media continously, since the nationwide lockdown caused by corona virus. Recently, a Hindi News paper published that there were plans to lay off 5 lakh central government employees and further stated that employees in railways and Indian Ordnance Factories Service are likely to be fired and that they would also receive a lesser amount of pension. It has gone viral on social media and WhatsApp.

According to PIB Fact Check, the message shared on WhatsApp and Facebook is completely wrong. PIB has warned everyone not to believe all the news coming from social media. Because it may spread confusion among the people and create a terrible as well as the panic situation.

दावा: एक न्यूज़ रिपोर्ट में दावा किया गया है कि केंद्र सरकार 5 लाख केंद्रीय कर्मचारियों को नौकरी से निकालने की तैयारी कर रही है।#PIBFactcheck: फेक न्यूज़। सरकार ऐसे किसी प्रस्ताव पर विचार नहीं कर रही है। कृपया ऐसी फैलाई जा रही ख़बरों से सावधान रहें। pic.twitter.com/afXmMkapmh

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