Nine Gujarat Tourism department employees continue to be on the payroll, even after their contracts have expired. Moreover, they continued to avail the contractual benefits beyond the date of termination.

As per sources, a woman officer's contract with the Gujarat Tourism department ended in August this year. Though more than three months have passed since, she continues to work. This officer, despite being unofficially under contract, has attended events like the PhD Chambers event in Mumbai, the Film Bazaar programme in Goa, and the NITI Aayog programme in Surat, all as an officer of the Tourism department.

Eight other employees whose contracts have expired, continue to report to work regularly. This has resulted in the government incurring unnecessary expenses on these employees for months.

Sources reveal that the superiors have offered protection to these employees. The contract renewal files were submitted with the remarks, “An advertisement will be issued for new recruitment, and the recruitment process will be carried out as per the rules.”

This was a clear refusal to renew the contracts of these employees. Despite this, they continue to hold their positions.

Interestingly, for many employees in the department, the allowances exceed the salary.

A contracted officer receives a salary of ₹45,000 per month, yet bills of amounts exceeding ₹50,000 have been regularly approved for car rentals, according to sources.

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