{
  "id": 11243123,
  "title": "INR 100 Crore Bhopal Municipal Corporation Payments Stuck Over ‘Passed For Payment’ Seal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/inr-100-crore-bhopal-municipal-corporation-payments-stuck-over-passed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/inr-100-crore-bhopal-municipal-corporation-payments-stuck-over-passed-for-payment-seal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) payments worth approximately Rs 100 crore have been frozen for the past ten months due to an audit objection concerning the absence of a 'Passed for Payment' seal on files. To resolve this issue, BMC commissioner Sanskriti Jain has formed a committee to investigate whether the seal is a mandatory requirement and to determine which section is responsible for affixing it. This dispute has impacted over 5,000 files, causing delays in payments to contractors and vendors. Several vendors have ceased supplying goods and services to the BMC, citing payment delays ranging from eight to ten months, which have disrupted their cash flow and increased their debt burden. Many vendors have decided not to undertake additional work until their pending bills are settled. The accounts section claims it lacks the necessary stamp, while the audit section insists that files must carry the 'Passed for Payment' seal before being submitted for payment.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Payments worth nearly Rs 100 crore in the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) have remained stalled for the past 10 months following an audit objection over the absence of a ‘Passed for Payment’ seal on files. BMC commissioner Sanskriti Jain has now constituted a committee to determine whether the seal is mandatory and which section is responsible for affixing it. The…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}