Ashok Khemka (IAS:1991:HY), Principal Secretary of the Science and Technology Department, has been transferred to the Archives Department by the Haryana government. This is Khemka’s 53 transfer since joining the job. He was transferred last in March from the Sports and Youth Affairs Department. His latest transfer comes with in eight months.
The state government has termed the transfer and posting as routine exercise. However, Ashok Khemka reacted strongly to his latest posting on social media, saying the “reward for honesty is humiliation”.
The Haryana government on Wednesday issued transfer orders of 14 IAS officers, including 1991-batch senior bureaucrat Ashok Khemka.
