UP govt withholds salaries of over 68,000 employees for not disclosing assets

The Uttar Pradesh government has withheld salaries of more than 68,000 state employees who failed to submit details of their movable and immovable assets on the online portal by the January 31 deadline. Officials said salaries for January have been stopped and will remain withheld until the employees upload their asset declarations. Nearly 35,000 Group C employees didn't submit details.