The government of India has recently proposed amendments to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, ostensibly to tighten the norms related to disability certification. The proposed amendments, while well-intentioned, come as a knee-jerk reaction, that is unlikely to contribute to fixing the systemic issues, at best; and at worst, will result in an already cumbersome certification process for persons …
Mumbai:The Union Public Service Commission on Wednesday cancelled the provisional candidature of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar and permanently debarred her from all future examinations and selection procedures. Khedkar had been under scrutiny following complaints about alleged fake certificates and misconduct during her appointment as a probationary IAS officer in Pune. On 18th July 2024, the UPSC issued a …
Several discrepancies have emerged in the locomotor disability certificate issued by a civic hospital near Pune to controversial IAS probationary officer Puja Khedkar, documents accessed exclusively by India Today show. Khedkar, who is facing scrutiny over allegations of manipulating disability and OBC certificates to gain entry into the civil services, was issued a 7% locomotor disability certificate by Yashwantrao Chavan …
