A major corruption scandal has surfaced in Rajasthan, leading to an inquiry against a senior government officer whose wife allegedly received over ₹37.54 lakh in “salary” from two private firms without ever reporting for work. The payments are suspected to be kickbacks for securing government tenders.
The officer, Pradyuman Dixit, a joint director in the Department of Information Technology at RajComp Info Services, is under scrutiny by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). His wife, Poonam Dixit, was falsely shown as an employee of two companies—OrionPro Solutions and Treegen Software Limited—that had successfully won government contracts.
According to the ACB investigation, which began following an order from the Rajasthan High Court, the money was transferred to Ms. Dixit’s personal bank accounts between January 2019 and September 2020. The total payment amounted to ₹37,54,405, all disguised as salary or, in one instance from Treegen Software Limited, as payment for ‘freelancing.’
The core allegation is that Mr. Dixit directed the companies to employ his wife and provide her a monthly salary in return for ensuring they won the coveted government tenders. Crucially, the probe revealed that Poonam Dixit never once visited the offices of the two firms during the entire period of payment. Furthermore, it is alleged that Pradyuman Dixit himself approved his wife’s fake attendance reports to facilitate the continuous fraudulent payments.
The entire matter came to light after a complainant filed a petition in the Rajasthan High Court. The ongoing preliminary inquiry by the ACB is focused on establishing the full extent of the alleged malfeasance and the quid pro quo arrangement between the government official and the private contractors.
