Amit Katariya: Many people in India feel that people work very hard for UPSC exam. This is because after passing the UPSC exam, one becomes an officer and the officer has a lot of pomp and show. Get a very good salary and a nice house. If we tell you that not everyone clears UPSC just to get a secure and good job.
Rather, some people really want to serve the country. Those who are not concerned with the salary and pomp and show of the officer. One such officer is Amit Kataria. Who is considered to be the richest IPS officer of the country. Let us know the story of Amit Kataria.
Take salary of Rs 1
If we talk about the richest officer of the country, Amit Kataria’s name is also included among them. Chhattisgarh cadre IAS officer Amit Kataria is famous in India because he takes salary of ₹ 1. In such a situation, a question arises in the minds of people that how can they manage their household expenses without taking salary. So let us tell you that this is Amit Kataria’s family business. His family has a construction business in Gurgaon.
So along with this his wife is a professional pilot. His wife’s salary and the income from the family business are enough to meet his household expenses. When Amit Kataria was asked why he takes ₹ 1 salary, he told that he became an IAS officer to bring changes in the system and not to earn money.
What is the total assets?
If we talk about the total wealth of Amit Kataria, it is around Rs 9 crore i.e. Rs 8.80 crore. His annual income is Rs 24 lakh which comes from his family business which is run by the other members of his family. His basic pay is Rs 56000, along with this he also gets allowances like DA, TA, HRA. In the year 2021, Amit Kataria’s salary was Rs 1.47 lakh per month. Let us tell you that at present he is holding the post of Joint Secretary Rural Development in Chhattisgarh.
There has been a dispute with PM Modi
In the year 2015, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. Amit Kataria was posted there then. Amit Kataria when Prime Minister Narendra Modi When he went to meet him, he was wearing sunglasses which was against the protocol. The department had also issued a show cause notice to him regarding this.
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