IAS

"My son had food with his classmates and was visibly happy when he returned home. Anganwadi centres have all the facilities and a holistic environment which is good for the growth of a child."

A shrewd administrator with a penchant for going after the corrupt, Bhure Lal served in the Indian Army for seven years and saw action during the 1965 Indo-Pak war!

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"Above all, I would advise you to maintain to the utmost the impartiality and incorruptibility of administration. A civil servant cannot afford to and must not, take part in politics. Nor must he involve himself in communal wrangles."

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"The women were keen to earn a living, but the idea of handling human waste was a major mental block. This is where we took them to some toilet pits which had been lying unused and filled to the brim. We showed them that what lay inside was nothing but a tea powder-like substance. "

Incredibly, this IAS officer went all the way to the Supreme Court to prove his disability did not hamper his dedication!

DM Poonam Guha and Amit Rituraj, the sub-collector of Gunupur division, sprung to action and after surveying the damage, they led the district administration into evacuating over 1000 people living in the low-lying areas

Despite having four more years of active service left and several candidates eyeing his position, he is now quitting his post.

For the 1990-batch Punjab Civil Services officer, who was promoted to the IAS in 1996, the reputation is one of honesty, fearlessness and a stickler for rules and their implementation.