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Pune: Days after his daughter IAS probationary officer Puja Khedkar, who is facing an investigation for misuse of power and violation of rules of appointment, her father retired bureaucrat Dilip Khedkar spoke up in her defence. Khedkar, who retired from Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), in 2020, claimed his daughter was a victim of a conspiracy being hatched to target his family by “someone”.
Speaking to the Hindustan Times, Khedkar, said her disability certificate was legitimate. “There are many kinds of disabilities. Puja suffers from vision impairment, which is more than 40 per cent. Therefore she fulfils 40% criteria of the disability,” he said, adding “medical experts on a panel had verified her disabilities before issuing the certificate”.
Khedkar also said his daughter has “a certain category of mental illness which was also verified by medical professionals before the disability certificate was issued”.
Khedkar also said his daughter has “a certain category of mental illness which was also verified by medical professionals before the disability certificate was issued”.
In 2022, the 32-year-old probationer who was recently transferred to Washim on Pune district collector’s instructions, had approached CAT seeking directions to provide reservations for the persons with disability for A (visual impairment) and D (mental disability) categories as provided under section 34 of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016.
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