This Bihar Man Had Three Different Government Jobs At The Same Time, For 30 Years!

Getting a government job is a dream come true for many.? Because it comes with a lot of attractive features like a steady income, secured job, respect in society and pension after retirement to say some of them.

Given how different this can be when compared to the private sector where you can be without a job in a matter of a day it is not a surprise that a large majority of the working population aspire for a government job.

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People often spent years, attending coaching classes and writing various exams to make this dream come true.

But, what if you get three government jobs instead of one? In the ideal world, the person has the option to choose whichever he wants and if he is already working in another job he has to first resign and then take up the new position. Because that is what the rules say.?

But a man in Bihar decide to keep all three and managed to go unnoticed for three decades, drawing salary from all three of them!

According to a report in DNA, a man identified as Suresh Ram worked as an Assistant Engineer in the Office of Building Construction of Kishanganj, the Department of Water Resources in Banka district's Belhar block and in Bhim Nagar East Embankment of Supaul.

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It all began in 1988 when Ram began his career as a Junior Engineer in Patna's Building Construction department. While he was working there, in 1989, he got another letter, appointing him in the Water Resources Department, followed by a third one.

Ram, instead of choosing between the positions decided to keep all three and was working in all the offices at the same time.?

It is still unclear how he managed to do it, but apparently, he was really good at all the three positions and got subsequent promotions. The con job he ran for nearly three decades came to light only last month, thanks to the Comprehensive Financial Management System (CFMS).

The Bihar government had introduced CFMS last year to bring transparency in fiscal management as all financial decisions and proceeds of the government would be made online.

Details of all Bihar government employees such as the Aadhaar number, date of birth, PAN number, etc. were transferred to CFMS and that is how he was caught.?

According to the report, in July, the Deputy Secretary of Kishanganj Building Construction department asked Ram to bring all his papers to the irrigation department but he didn't show up, following which an FIR has been registered against him.

Ram has reportedly gone into hiding after his cheating was exposed.?