Jaipur: 4 officers from other services have become IAS amidst opposition from RAS Association. The Union Ministry of Personnel and Training has issued its notification. Dr. Ghanshyam, husband of Gehlot Government’s Women and Child Development Minister Mamta Bhupesh, Sharad Mehra, close to former President Pratibha Patil and Hempushpa Sharma, sister of Advisor to Chief Minister Govind Sharma, has been promoted to IAS from other services. went.
The four officers have been allotted the Rajasthan cadre. After the selection of Sitaram Jat, Hempushpa Sharma and Sharad Mehra in the IAS along with Dr. Ghanshyam, they have been allotted the Rajasthan cadre. They have been included in the 2019 selection list. Sharad Mehra and Hempushpa Sharma from Accounts Service, Sitaram Jat from Agriculture Service and Doctor Ghanshyam from Medical Services have been made IAS.
On December 31, the interview was held at UPSC
On 30 and 31 December 2020 in UPSC, 20 candidates were interviewed to fill four vacant posts of IAS from other services. Sharad Mehra is currently the Finance Budget Director. He is considered close to former President Pratibha Patil.
These officers gave interviews
Among the interviewing officers were Akul Bhargava from IT, Dr. Anand Sejra from Animal Husbandry Department, Anil Ambesh, Arvind Kumar Jain, Doctor Ghanshyam from Medicine, Jalendra Kumar Charan, Kesar Singh, Madanlal Gurjar, Dr. Mahendra Kharagawat, Mukesh Maheshwari, Omprakash Bairwa, Ramkaran Ameria, Rashid Khan, Sangeet Kumar, Sharad Mehra and Hempushpa Sharma from Accounts Service and Sitaram Jat from Agriculture were included. The interview was given by Subhash Arya, Sudhir Sharma and Tikaram Sharma from PWD.
RAS Association protested
During the selection process in the year 2017 and 2018, a large section of the RAS opposed it. Even before the interviews took place on 30 and 31 December 2020, the RAS Association had filed a petition in the court. He was rejected. MP Kirori Lal Meena had opposed this process in a letter sent to the PMO. At the same time, in the case released in the Delhi High Court, the court had told the DoPT to continue the process of selection, but this appointment will be subject to the final decision of the Delhi High Court.
