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In fresh trouble for probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, the Central government on Thursday formed a one-member panel to probe allegations against her candidature in the UPSC exam.ar..
The officer is accused of taking undue benefits under the disability and Other Backward Class quotas while taking the UPSC exam..
"The Central Government has constituted a single-member Committee, chaired by a senior officer of the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India to verify the candidature claims and other details of Ms. Puja Manorma Dilip Khedkar, a candidate of Civil Services Examination-2022 and earlier CSEs..
Puja Khedkar is a 2023-batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre, who secured an All India Rank (AIR) of 841 in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam..
According to a report submitted by Pune collector Suhas Diwse to the General Administration Department, Khedkar repeatedly demanded that she be provided with a separate cabin, car, residential quarters and a peon even before joining the duty as a trainee on June 3. ..
