Action has been ordered against as many as 34 officers, who have been named in the Biplab Kumar Sharma Commission report related to the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) cash-for-job scam.
APSC Cash-For-Job Scam
According to reports, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has ordered “immediate action” against 34 officers who have been named in the report of the Biplab Kumar Sharma Commission.
The commission had conducted an inquiry into allegations of malpractices in the conduct of the APSC CCE 2013 exam to recruit officials into Assam Civil Service (ACS), Assam Police Service (APS) and other allied services in the state.
The report stated that as many as 37 officers were selected by unfair means. The commission report had recommended cancellation of services of the entire 2013 batch due to irregularities.