{
  "id": 13278926,
  "title": "MP's Harda Official Faces Suspension Over Woman Cook's Honorarium Pending For 10 Months; CM Mohan Yadav Flags 27 Police Complaints",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/mps-harda-official-faces-suspension-over-woman-cooks-honorarium",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T00:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/mps-harda-official-faces-suspension-over-woman-cooks-honorarium-pending-for-10-months-cm-mohan-yadav-flags-27-police-complaints"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has suspended the Harda district coordinator of the Tribal Welfare Department, Pramod Mathur, for not providing a satisfactory explanation regarding the delayed honorarium for a woman cook, whose payment has been pending for over 10 months. The Chief Minister conducted a hearing of \"Samadhan Online\" under the Jan Vishwas initiative in Harda and expressed strong dissatisfaction over pending cases lodged with the CM Helpline. He instructed the authorities to impose penalties on negligent officers who fail to resolve complaints within the given timeframe under the Public Service Guarantee Act. Additionally, Yadav directed timely salary payments to regular, contractual, and outsourced employees. He took note of 27 police complaints pending for more than 100 days, instructing the Superintendent of Police to investigate the matter. The Chief Minister also reviewed cases that had been pending for over 100 days in various departments such as agriculture, energy, women and child development, panchayat, revenue, and home. Yadav directly interacted with five complainants, urging them to resolve their issues, and spoke with Sandeep Gaur regarding a complaint about agricultural pump subsidies. He addressed an electricity bill dispute raised by Satish Uikey and interacted with other complainants, including Shabana, Rekha Yadav, and Arvind. The CM also sought input from senior citizens and young entrepreneurs to foster development in Harda district.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Chief Minister Mohan Yadav directed the suspension of Tribal Welfare Department Harda district coordinator Pramod Mathur for failing to give a satisfactory reply over the pending honorarium of a woman cook. The honorarium of the woman cook had been pending for more than 10 months. The CM took action in the case while conducting a hearing of 'Samadhan Online' under the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Harda district coordinator Pramod Mathur suspended for delayed woman cook's honorarium payment.",
    "CM Mohan Yadav flags 27 police complaints pending over 100 days.",
    "Yadav directs timely salary payments and investigates pending complaints."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The suspension of Pramod Mathur signals a tougher stance by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on officials' accountability for delayed payments and unresolved complaints, particularly those pending for over 100 days.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}