<p>New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday formed a single-member panel to check the "candidature claims and other details" of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, who has been accused of allegedly <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/controversial-ias-officer-allegedly-submitted-fake-disability-and-obc-certificates-to-clear-exam-in-maharashtra-3101268">misusing disability and OBC quota</a> to secure a position in the service.</p>.<p>An additional secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) will enquire into the matter and submit a report within two weeks.</p>.<p>"The central government has constituted a single-member committee, chaired by a senior officer of the rank of Additional Secretary to 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. The committee will submit its report in 2 weeks," the Personnel Ministry said in a statement.</p>.Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar joins duty in Washim amid complaints of making 'VIP demands' & using 'fake' certificates.<p>The 34-year-old probationary officer has been accused of allegedly misusing benefits under the physical disabilities category and Other Backward Class (OBC) quota to secure a position in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).</p>.<p>She was transferred on Monday to Washim from Pune over allegations of bullying and entitled behaviour.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, she took charge as an assistant collector at the Washim District Collectorate in Vidarbha region. </p>
<p>New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday formed a single-member panel to check the "candidature claims and other details" of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, who has been accused of allegedly <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/controversial-ias-officer-allegedly-submitted-fake-disability-and-obc-certificates-to-clear-exam-in-maharashtra-3101268">misusing disability and OBC quota</a> to secure a position in the service.</p>.<p>An additional secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) will enquire into the matter and submit a report within two weeks.</p>.<p>"The central government has constituted a single-member committee, chaired by a senior officer of the rank of Additional Secretary to 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. The committee will submit its report in 2 weeks," the Personnel Ministry said in a statement.</p>.Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar joins duty in Washim amid complaints of making 'VIP demands' & using 'fake' certificates.<p>The 34-year-old probationary officer has been accused of allegedly misusing benefits under the physical disabilities category and Other Backward Class (OBC) quota to secure a position in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).</p>.<p>She was transferred on Monday to Washim from Pune over allegations of bullying and entitled behaviour.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, she took charge as an assistant collector at the Washim District Collectorate in Vidarbha region. </p>