Archive · 29 Dec 2025
Haryana Minister Flags Rs 1,500-Crore Scam in Construction Worker Registration
Haryana Minister Anil Vij has uncovered a huge scam involving fake registrations of construction workers.
The government has lost a lot of money because of this.
The minister found that out of many work slips and registrations, most were fake.
The scam involves people who are not eligible getting benefits meant for real construction workers.
The government is now checking all the registrations to stop this fraud.
The benefits include money for education, marriage, medical help, and more.
The minister says there will be strict action against those involved in this scam.
Haryana Minister Anil Vij uncovered a Rs 1,500-crore scam involving fake registration of construction workers.
Verification in 13 districts found 5,46,509 out of 5,99,758 work slips to be illegal.
Out of 221,517 worker registrations, only 14,240 were found eligible, with 1,93,756 being fake.
The scam involved ineligible people availing benefits meant for construction workers, causing significant financial losses.
The government is taking strict action and has suspended certain services to prevent further fraud.
- Who
- Haryana Minister Anil Vij
- What
- Alleged Rs 1,500-crore scam in construction worker registration
- When
- Verification process ongoing, preliminary inquiry conducted
- Where
- Haryana, India (13 districts)
- Why
- To investigate anomalies in fake registration of construction workers
- Alleged Scam Amount
- Rs 1,500 crore
- Districts Involved
- 13 districts
- Total Work Slips Issued
- 5,99,758
- Valid Work Slips
- 53,249
- Fake Work Slips
- 5,46,509
- Total Worker Registrations
- 221,517
- Eligible Registrations
- 14,240
- Fake Registrations
- 1,93,756