The country’s famous IAS i.e. Indian Administrative Service officer Amit Kataria is once again in the headlines.
Actually, this time there is no major decision or action but his property worth crores of rupees remains 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 one rupee.
According to media reports, Kataria is the richest IAS officer in the country with assets worth Rs 8 crore 90 lakh. After being on Central Deputation, he has recently returned to his home cadre Chhattisgarh.
It is reported that in the initial phase of starting work as a government officer, Kataria had decided to take a salary of only Re 1. There was a lot of discussion about his move.
Who is Amit Kataria
Amit Kataria is a 2004 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre. He was born in Gurugram and grew 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 had secured 18th rank in the UPSC examination. He has held many important posts like District Collector, Joint Secretary.
How are you so rich?
His salary is not the only reason for Kataria’s wealth worth crores of rupees. According to media reports, his family has real estate holdings. It is reported that his family has a big business in Delhi NCR.
There was a dispute over wearing glasses
In the year 2015, Kataria’s wearing of glasses came into discussion. Actually, Kataria was wearing sunglasses while meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his tenure as Bastar Collector.
After this the Chhattisgarh government had issued a notice to him.
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