Rajasthan: BJP Government To Probe Hiring Process Of Three Lakh State Employees Amid Fake Degree 'Scandal'

The Rajasthan government has reportedly decided to investigate the hiring processes of three lakh state employees recruited in the past five years.

This decision comes after the unearthing of a fake degrees racket, prompting a thorough examination of the degrees held by these employees.

The Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma-led BJP government took this step after cases of getting jobs through fake documents came to light.

The alleged fraudulent activities have been reported across various exams, including PTI and Sub-inspector examinations.

Additionally, there have been instances where hundreds secured jobs reserved for tribals, who have comparatively lower cut-off marks, by using dummy candidates.

"Each department should form an internal committee to investigate whether the person who took the exam and the person employed as a public servant are the same individuals for employees recruited in the past five years," the government order said, India Today reported.

The racket was uncovered when the Rajasthan Staff Selection Board, responsible for conducting the PTI recruitment examination, scrutinised the certificates of successful candidates. It was discovered that more than 80 of the selected candidates have fake degrees.

Among these, 60 certificates were issued by Om Parkash Jogender Singh (OPJS) University in Churu.

A recent raid by the Rajasthan police's special operations group revealed that the university was allegedly issuing fake and backdated degrees.

The university staff consisted of only seven people, and the probe indicated that the university had distributed 43,000 fake degrees so far.

Many students from Jammu and Kashmir and southern states were recipients of such fake degrees.

On 5 July, Joginder Singh Dalal, the founder-owner of the university, along with former chairperson Sarita Karwasra and former registrar Jitendra Yadav, were arrested for their alleged involvement in the racket.

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