Neeraj Kumar
Pawan was considered a bright and dynamic IAS officer of Rajasthan. He used to
be regarded as a result oriented officer who never compromises on administrative
values, integrity and probity. However, his arrest in the infamous NRHM Scam
had literally shaken the trust general public hold for a seemingly
incorruptible Civil Servant. The multi headed hydra of Indian administration,
namely corruption, has again shown its face in the form of Neeraj Pawan. And, when he was again reinstated, the ACB raids against officials of RSLD (Rajasthan Skill and Livelihood Development Corporation), of which Neeraj is the Chairman, has raised eyebrows. His phone was also seized for examination.
Neeraj Pawan with Sachin Tendulkar |
Profile of Neeraj Pawan
Neeraj Pawan was
born and brought up in Jhalawar, Rajasthan. He has done schooling from here. He
did B. Sc. In Zoology and then completed M. Sc. with Clinical Psychology. He had started preparation for UPSC Civil Services Examination in 2001 and cracked
UPSC Civil Services 2002. After cadre allocation, he had become an IAS officer of 2003 batch of Rajasthan Cadre.
His first
posting was as an Assistant Collector and Executive Magistrate in Pali. From this
very first posting, Neeraj started to attract eyeballs for positive works. His tenure
as District Collector in various districts of Rajasthan, like Dungarpur,
Karauli, Pali and Bharatpur are still remembered for positive works done by the
district administration under Neeraj’ leadership.
It should be
mentioned here that he has also got many awards and recognition from both
Rajsthan government as well as the Union government. He stole the limelight in
2009 when he was awarded by the Prime Minister of India for PM’s Award for
Excellence in the implementation of MGNREGA.
NRHM Scam
Neeraj was
arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Rajasthan on May 30th,
2016. Before filing of the case by the ACB, Neeraj was till recently serving as
the Agriculture Commissioner.
Actually, a
complaint had got tender under NRHM for Rs. 7 Crore. Out of this tender amount,
he had to pay bribe of Rs. 1.5 Crore to allegedly Neeraj Pawan and few other
officers, including an RAS.
As mentioned
above, it is a crude shock for many people of Rajasthan. He is still remembered
in various parts of state as a honest and upright administrator. It is a matter
of great concern that an upright officer like Neeraj Kumar Pawan also couldn’t
thwart the temptation of making money through short routes replete with scandalous
deeds.
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