DoPT initiates probe into ‘fake’ certificates submitted by officers of Central services
The DoPT has recently sent more than a dozen letters seeking verification of the certificates, a DoPT source said on condition of anonymity.
“The State Government is requested to verify the authenticity of I&A certificate issued to [name of the officer] under EWS category,” the DoPT wrote.
The Department of Personnel and Training has asked state governments to verify the authenticity of certificates submitted by more than a dozen Central services’ officers while availing of various reservations in the Civil Services Examination, The Indian Express has learnt.
The DoPT has recently sent more than a dozen letters seeking verification of the certificates, a DoPT source said on condition of anonymity.
At least one such letter was sent to the Rajasthan government on May 5 asking for the verification of the income and asset certificate submitted by an IAS officer of 2022 batch. The officer, who is from Rajasthan, was selected under the Economically Weaker Section category and allotted the Madhya Pradesh cadre, as per the letter sent to the Rajasthan Chief Secretary. The DoPT also forwarded the complaint alleging use of fake income and asset certificate by the officer in question, which was forwarded to it by the Union Public Service Commission.
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