Vigilance begins probe on PSC coaching centres run by secretariat officials

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The vigilance has started a probe on the PSC coaching centres run by the employees of the secretariat. There will be a probe on the three centres in the capital city.

Objections were raised against the training centres run by the officials of the Public Administration Department in the Secretariat. There were complaints that these employees have influence in the PSC question paper section. Following that, the public administration department had served a show cause notice to them.

Public administration department and the PSC had demanded a probe. It was on this basis, the vigilance probe was launched.

Allegations were levelled against three officials of the public administration department. Two of the three are running the centre after taking long leave. The centres were registered in benami names. In the meanwhile, one of the official arraigned had written the KAS exam yesterday.

The vigilance will probe the assets of the officials and their connections with the officials of the PSC.