Bihar HRMS Portal Scam: There has been a huge financial scam that has surfaced in the Education Department of Bihar. Reportedly, over 35 crore of malpractices in terms of wrong salary and allowance deductions have come to light in the state through government’s Human Resource Management System (HRMS).
As per the department’s consolidated audit observations submitted on 4th November, 2026, a total of 7,202 cases involving ₹35.27 crore have been detected across all 38 districts.
The complaints relate to allegedly unauthorised payments over and above ceiling limits paid to the employees through salary, House Rent Allowance (HRA) and arrears. The department has so far recovered around Rs 33.02 crore and over Rs 2.24 crore is yet to be recovered.
How Was The Rs 35 Crore HRMS Salary Scam Allegedly Executed?
According to the report, the portals were allegedly manipulated through HRMS, which contains records of salaries and service records of government employees.
The departmental report says the discrepancies had been allegedly caused with the help of three officials involved in the processing and filing of the salary bills.
The system follows a three-level approval mechanism:
- Maker: Prepares the salary bill and submits the entry for payment of employees.
- Checker: Verifies the entries, calculations and admissible salary.
- Approver: Provides final approval prior to approval of payment.
It appears the system was then abused in order to authorise payments in excess of what should have been due to staff.
Worst-Affected Districts
The overall audit has revealed irregularities in all districts of Bihar. Gopalganj has reported the maximum number of irregularities, followed by Gaya and West Champaran. The most impacted districts as of the most recent reports are:
- Gopalganj: 783 cases
- Gaya: 628 cases
- West Champaran: 551 cases
- Nalanda: 477 cases
- Rohtas: 435 cases
- Purnia: 385 cases
- Buxar: 372 cases
- East Champaran: 362 cases
- Muzaffarpur: 353 cases
- Madhubani: 284 cases
- Patna: 312 cases
₹33 Crore Recovered, But More Than ₹2 Crore Still Outstanding
According to the figures provided on November 8, the department has managed to recover close to ₹33.02 crore from the total estimated cost of ₹35.27 crore in the audit.
But there is still an amount of around ₹2.24 crore pending recovery. The recovery has been reported to have been completed in 30 districts, and in the remaining eight, the amount has yet to be recovered.
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All 38 District Education Officers Served Show-Cause Notices
Applauding the report, the Education Department of Bihar has asked for replies from all the 38 DEOs.
Directing (Administration) Vijay Kumar Pandey was known to have served show cause notices on the two asking them to prepare point-wise replies in their defence along with the relevant documents within one week.
The departments wondered how huge sums could have been going astray while under their guidance. They have been also advised that poor answeres might end in ex-parte departmental selections and extra disciplinary proceedings.
“This act demonstrates your apathy, gross negligence, and supervisory laxity towards your official duties, which has tarnished the image of the government and the department. This administrative failure and lapse on your part fall under the category of misconduct by a government servant,” said Education Department Director (Administration) Vijay Kumar Pandey in his letter to all DEOs, according to Indian Express.
What is the Bihar HRMS Portal?
HRMS or Human Resource Management System is a software system brought in by the Government of Bihar for managing employees and their salaries.
The system was first launched on August 27, 2022 with an automated payroll system.
It was also extended in May 2025 to cover other services including employee registration, digital service book, employee self-service facility and online leave management.
The platform was launched to lessen the usage of papers, increase the transparency and make the administrative management of government employees more simplified.
