India, April 24 -- The Gautam Budh Nagar's labour department has denied claims circulating on social media suggesting that a large-scale retrenchment drive in local factories is being planned by officials and also industrial workers in the district are being underpaid, officials said on Thursday.

The clarification came after a series of posts, reportedly being shared since April 13 (when protests turned violent in Noida) alleged that workers employed in industries across Noida and Greater Noida were receiving salaries after arbitrary deductions by factory managements.

Some posts also claimed that the labour office was compiling lists of employees who could be removed from service in an upcoming drive.

Officials rejected all these alleg...