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IAS Amit Kataria: The country’s famous IAS officer Amit Kataria is once again in the news. However, this time he has not taken any major decision or action but his property worth crores of rupees has become a topic of discussion. It is believed that he is the richest IAS officer in the country. The special thing is that Kataria has already decided to take a salary of Rs 20 thousand.
According to media reports, Kataria is the richest IAS officer in the country with assets worth Rs 8 crore 90 lakh. He has recently returned to his home cadre Chhattisgarh after being on central deputation. According to a report, when he initially started working as a government officer, Kataria had decided to take a salary of only Re 1. This step of his was much discussed.
Who is Amit Kataria?
Amit Kataria is a 2004 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre. He was born in Gurugram. He was brought up here. Kataria did his schooling from Delhi Public School. After this he went to IIT Delhi for B.Tech in Electrical Engineering. In the year 2003, he secured 18th rank in UPSC exam. He has held many important positions like District Collector, Joint Secretary.
How are you so rich?
His salary is not the only reason behind Kataria’s wealth worth crores. According to media reports, his family has real estate stakes. His family reportedly has a big business in Delhi NCR.
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There was controversy over PM Modi wearing glasses
IAS Amit Kataria came into limelight when he was the collector of Bastar. In fact, during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Bastar in 2015, he wore dark glasses while meeting PM Modi, which is against the government protocol. After this, a show cause notice was issued to Amit Kataria and after this he was removed from Bastar and called to Delhi on central deputation.