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Key Points
Neeraj KumarnPawan was considered a bright and dynamic IAS officer of Rajasthan. He used tonbe regarded as a result oriented officer who never compromises on administrativenvalues, integrity and probity. However, his arrest in the infamous NRHM Scamnhad literally shaken the trust general public hold for a seeminglynincorruptible Civil Servant. The multi headed hydra of Indian administration,nnamely 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.
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| Neeraj Pawan with Sachin Tendulkar |
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nProfile ofnNeeraj Pawan
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nNeeraj Pawan wasnborn and brought up in Jhalawar, Rajasthan. He has done schooling from here. Hendid B. Sc. In Zoology and then completed M. Sc. with Clinical Psychology. He had started preparation for UPSC Civil Services Examination in 2001 and crackednUPSC Civil Services 2002. After cadre allocation, he had become an IAS officer of 2003 batch of Rajasthan Cadre.
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nHis firstnposting was as an Assistant Collector and Executive Magistrate in Pali. From thisnvery first posting, Neeraj started to attract eyeballs for positive works. His tenurenas District Collector in various districts of Rajasthan, like Dungarpur,nKarauli, Pali and Bharatpur are still remembered for positive works done by thendistrict administration under Neeraj’ leadership.
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nIt should benmentioned here that he has also got many awards and recognition from bothnRajsthan government as well as the Union government. He stole the limelight inn2009 when he was awarded by the Prime Minister of India for PM’s Award fornExcellence in the implementation of MGNREGA.
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nNRHM Scam
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nNeeraj wasnarrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Rajasthan on May 30th,n2016. Before filing of the case by the ACB, Neeraj was till recently serving asnthe Agriculture Commissioner.
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nActually, ancomplaint had got tender under NRHM for Rs. 7 Crore. Out of this tender amount,nhe had to pay bribe of Rs. 1.5 Crore to allegedly Neeraj Pawan and few othernofficers, including an RAS.
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nAs mentionednabove, it is a crude shock for many people of Rajasthan. He is still rememberednin various parts of state as a honest and upright administrator. It is a matternof great concern that an upright officer like Neeraj Kumar Pawan also couldn’tnthwart the temptation of making money through short routes replete with scandalousndeeds.
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