NEW DELHI, Sept 7: The central authorities has discharged Puja Khedkar, former probationary civil servant, from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) with fast impact, official sources mentioned on Saturday.
Khedkar has been accused of dishonest and wrongly availing Different Backward Lessons (OBC) and incapacity quota advantages to make sure her choice within the service. She has denied all allegations.
The central authorities, vide order dated September 6, 2024, discharged Khedkar from the Indian Administrative Service beneath Rule 12 of IAS (Probation) Guidelines, 1954, with fast impact, the sources mentioned.