NEW DELHI/PUNE: The central govt has sacked controversial IAS probationer Puja Manorama Khedkar from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), simply over a month after the UPSC cancelled her provisional candidature for Civil Companies Examination 2022 (CSE) for fraudulently availing of examination makes an attempt greater than the permissible restrict by faking her id.
Rule 12 of the IAS (Probation) Guidelines, 1954, permits the central govt to discharge an IAS probationer, after holding a abstract enquiry, whether it is glad that the probationer was ineligible for recruitment to the service or is unsuitable for being a member of the service.
Khedkar faked ID, exceeded cap of 9 photographs at CSE
“Vide order dated sixth September, 2024 the Central Authorities discharges Ms Puja Manorama Dilip Khedkar, IAS Probationer (MH:2023), from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) underneath Rule 12 of IAS (Probation) Guidelines, 1954, with rapid impact,” sources within the division of personnel and coaching (DoPT) knowledgeable TOI on Saturday.
On July 31, the UPSC had cancelled Khedkar’s candidature for CSE 2022, primarily based on which she had been really useful to the IAS, on the bottom that she had exceeded the 9 CSE makes an attempt permissible in her class – OBC and particular person with benchmark incapacity (PwBD) – by faking her id. It had additionally completely debarred her from all future examinations or choices of UPSC.
As per findings of the single-member committee arrange by DoPT on July 11 to probe the criticism referred to it by Maharashtra govt, notably allegations that she could have misrepresented her caste and incapacity standing, in addition to UPSC’s personal inquiry, Khedkar had exhausted her most permissible makes an attempt at CSE (9 for OBC and PwBD class) between 2012 And 2020 itself.
It was concluded that Khedkar was ineligible to be a candidate for CSE-2022, which was the yr of her choice and appointment to the lAS. Due to this fact, she was additionally ineligible to be recruited to the Indian Administrative Service, mentioned an officer.
TOI made repeated makes an attempt to name Puja Khedkar and her father Dilip Khedkar, a retired senior Maharashtra govt officer, on Saturday to hunt their feedback on the event however their telephones have been switched off. Messages despatched to them on the telephone evoked no response until the time of going to press.
Khedkar was served a show-cause discover on July 18 primarily based on the findings and a prison case filed towards her for having cast her id papers and misrepresenting info to acquire further makes an attempt at CSE. After she didn’t file her response regardless of an prolonged deadline until July 30, UPSC on July 31 introduced its resolution to cancel her candidature for CSE-2022 and likewise debarred her from showing for any future choices or examinations performed by it.
The ultimate nail within the coffin got here on Friday, with the Centre sacking her from IAS with rapid impact for being ineligible for recruitment to the service.
Khedkar’s alleged lies as a CSE applicant about her in addition to her dad and mom’ credentials, had just lately led UPSC to prescribe Aadhaar authentication, although voluntary, of candidates showing for all its examinations.
As regards the complaints regarding the submission of false certificates (particularly OBC & PwBD classes) are involved, the UPSC had clarified that it does solely a preliminary scrutiny of the certificates viz. whether or not it was issued by the competent authority, the yr to which the certificates pertains, issuing date of the certificates, whether or not there may be any overwriting on the certificates, format of the certificates and many others. Usually, the certificates is taken as real, if it has been issued by the competent authority, it had claimed.
Rule 12 of the IAS (Probation) Guidelines, 1954, permits the central govt to discharge an IAS probationer, after holding a abstract enquiry, whether it is glad that the probationer was ineligible for recruitment to the service or is unsuitable for being a member of the service.
Khedkar faked ID, exceeded cap of 9 photographs at CSE
“Vide order dated sixth September, 2024 the Central Authorities discharges Ms Puja Manorama Dilip Khedkar, IAS Probationer (MH:2023), from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) underneath Rule 12 of IAS (Probation) Guidelines, 1954, with rapid impact,” sources within the division of personnel and coaching (DoPT) knowledgeable TOI on Saturday.
On July 31, the UPSC had cancelled Khedkar’s candidature for CSE 2022, primarily based on which she had been really useful to the IAS, on the bottom that she had exceeded the 9 CSE makes an attempt permissible in her class – OBC and particular person with benchmark incapacity (PwBD) – by faking her id. It had additionally completely debarred her from all future examinations or choices of UPSC.
As per findings of the single-member committee arrange by DoPT on July 11 to probe the criticism referred to it by Maharashtra govt, notably allegations that she could have misrepresented her caste and incapacity standing, in addition to UPSC’s personal inquiry, Khedkar had exhausted her most permissible makes an attempt at CSE (9 for OBC and PwBD class) between 2012 And 2020 itself.
It was concluded that Khedkar was ineligible to be a candidate for CSE-2022, which was the yr of her choice and appointment to the lAS. Due to this fact, she was additionally ineligible to be recruited to the Indian Administrative Service, mentioned an officer.
TOI made repeated makes an attempt to name Puja Khedkar and her father Dilip Khedkar, a retired senior Maharashtra govt officer, on Saturday to hunt their feedback on the event however their telephones have been switched off. Messages despatched to them on the telephone evoked no response until the time of going to press.
Khedkar was served a show-cause discover on July 18 primarily based on the findings and a prison case filed towards her for having cast her id papers and misrepresenting info to acquire further makes an attempt at CSE. After she didn’t file her response regardless of an prolonged deadline until July 30, UPSC on July 31 introduced its resolution to cancel her candidature for CSE-2022 and likewise debarred her from showing for any future choices or examinations performed by it.
The ultimate nail within the coffin got here on Friday, with the Centre sacking her from IAS with rapid impact for being ineligible for recruitment to the service.
Khedkar’s alleged lies as a CSE applicant about her in addition to her dad and mom’ credentials, had just lately led UPSC to prescribe Aadhaar authentication, although voluntary, of candidates showing for all its examinations.
As regards the complaints regarding the submission of false certificates (particularly OBC & PwBD classes) are involved, the UPSC had clarified that it does solely a preliminary scrutiny of the certificates viz. whether or not it was issued by the competent authority, the yr to which the certificates pertains, issuing date of the certificates, whether or not there may be any overwriting on the certificates, format of the certificates and many others. Usually, the certificates is taken as real, if it has been issued by the competent authority, it had claimed.