ACS officer Nandita Konwar dismissed from service

In a rare case, Nandita Konwar, Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer of the 1992 batch, was on Monday dismissed from service by the Assam Government after she was convicted in a bribery case.

The ACS officer, while serving as the Project Director of the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) of Kamrup (metro) district, had demanded a bribe for the release of payment of Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) fund meant for development works. She was caught red-handed accepting the bribe on March 16, 2017.

The case was tried in the court of the Special Judge, Assam. The court, after many hearings, convicted Nandita Konwar vide order dated 8.4.2021 in Special Case No. 22/2017 under sections 7/13 (2) of PC Act, 1988 and sentenced Konwar to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 3 years and also fine of Rs 12,000 in default rigorous imprisonment for one month under Section 7 of PC Act, 1988 and also sentenced her to undergo rigorous imprisonment for four years and also fine of Rs 20,000 in default rigorous imprisonment for two months under Sectio 13 (2) of PC Act, 1988.

After careful examination of the court order and with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s approval, the Personnel Department issued an order on Monday to dismiss Nandita Konwar from service.