Pune: Inquiry Ordered by PCMC Commissioner After Disability Certificate Issued by Apprentice Doctor to Puja Khedkar

Pimpri Chinchwad, 29th July 2024: A new controversy has emerged involving Probationary Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer Puja Khedkar. It has been reported that Khedkar obtained a disability certificate from an apprentice doctor at Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial (YCM) Hospital, Pimpri.

The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) Commissioner has rejected the report from YCM authorities, which had issued a 7% disability certificate in line with Central Government regulations. The Commissioner has called for a re-inquiry and a revised report.

Khedkar received the 7% disability certificate from YCM, with the YCM authority submitting a report to PCMC Commissioner Shekhar Singh. This report detailed that the orthopedics and physiotherapy departments at YCM followed Central Government rules when issuing the certificate. However, the Commissioner has dismissed this report. Sources indicate that Singh has ordered a new inquiry and a revised report, as it was discovered that the disability certificate had been issued by an apprentice doctor following an examination.