PWD cancels house allotment to Kejriwal aide

THE Public Works Department (PWD) has cancelled the allotment of a flat to Ram Kumar Jha, a close aide of CM Arvind Kejriwal who was posted at Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB). Jha was among 437 private individuals appointed by the city government as advisors, consultants, fellows, advisors in various departments, autonomous bodies and PSUs, removed by Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena last month.

- ANUP VERMA

An order issued by the deputy secretary, PWD, said: “Consequent upon discontinuation of services of Ram Kumar Jha from July 6, 2023, the allotment of government accommodation no. 33/3, Type-IV, DA Flats, Rajpur Road, Delhi in the name of Ram Kumar Jha stands cancelled from August 6 under provisions of Delhi Administration Allotment of Government Residences (General Pool) Rules, 1977.”