Who does not know Pooja Khedkar, a trainee IAS of 2023 batch of Maharashtra cadre. He is known for controversies. After being selected as IAS, he was dismissed from service during his training. Apart from this, there has also been a ban on appearing in all future examinations conducted by the Commission.
Khedkar’s controversy came to light when he was allegedly found using red and blue beacons on his personal car. Later he was dismissed for getting the job on the basis of fake medical and OBC certificates. In view of the appointment and dismissal of Pooja Khedkar, major changes have been made in the process of appointment to government jobs.
UPSC, SSC and RRB made Aadhaar verification mandatory
The year 2024 is about to pass. In the year 2024, Maharashtra cadre trainee IAS Pooja Khedkar was in the news. He was dismissed by the Union Public Service Commission for getting a job on the basis of fake medical and caste certificates. When such a case came to light, a major change was made in the process of central government jobs.
UPSC made aadhar card mandatory
Learning from the Pooja Khedkar case, UPSC made Aadhaar verification of candidates mandatory in all its recruitments. Now the application of any candidate will not be accepted without Aadhaar verification. Earlier, Aadhaar verification was not mandatory in the recruitments of the Commission.
SSC and Railway Recruitment Board also implemented the rule
After UPSC, many state commissions have also made many changes in the recruitment process. Staff Selection Commission and Railway Recruitment Board also issued notices making Aadhaar verification of candidates mandatory in all recruitments.
Pooja came into headlines like this
Before becoming IAS, Khedkar was the Assistant Director of Sports Authority of India in November 2021. Then she passed the UPSC Civil Services Examination and was selected for IAS. It was still during her IAS training period that she started making headlines due to her antics. He put a red light on his personal car. Not only this, when he was posted in Pune district of Maharashtra, he also occupied the chamber of Additional Collector Ajay More without permission.
RTI activist had called Pooja’s appointment suspicious
Coming into the limelight, RTI activist Vijay Kumbhar claimed that the appointment of Pooja Khedkar itself is doubtful, as she does not fall in the category of OBC non-creamy layer. The certificate given by him is also fake. Even Khedkar has given a fake disabled certificate. When investigated, both the certificates were found to be fake.
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