2 weeks ago
IAS Officer Neha Marvya Faces Bhopal Staff Protest Over Misbehaviour
This story is about a very strict boss at a government office in a city called Bhopal, in India.
The workers at this office do not like how their boss, Neha Marvya, treats them.
They say she is unkind and sometimes threatens them if their work is slow.
So one day, the workers held a quiet protest called a pen-down strike, which means they stopped doing their office work.
The office helps take care of tribal areas and looks after more than 450 different projects.
The workers said the boss asked for very old records and told them they would be suspended if the records took too long.
Some other important people, like the chairman of a special commission, also said they were unhappy with the boss's way of working.
This is not the first time this boss has been in trouble, as she has argued with other officials and politicians at earlier jobs too.
The workers wanted to tell an even bigger official, the Chief Secretary, about their problem.
Nobody knows yet what will happen next.
Officers and employees of the Tribal Area Development Programme held a pen-down strike in Bhopal against director Neha Marvya.
Staff alleged Marvya misbehaved and threatened to stop increments, suspend employees, and issue show-cause notices.
Marvya reportedly asked two additional women directors of the department to leave a meeting hall on Thursday.
The department handles more than 450 projects, and officials said Marvya demands 50-year-old records immediately under threat of suspension.
State SC/ST Commission chairman Ramlal Rautel complained about her functioning, and Marvya has faced controversies in earlier postings.
- Who
- Neha Marvya, an IAS officer and director of the Tribal Area Development Programme, her department staff, and State SC/ST Commission chairman Ramlal Rautel.
- What
- Department officers and employees went on a pen-down strike alleging Marvya misbehaved with staff, threatened suspension, show-cause notices, and stopping increments, and also asked to meet the Chief Secretary.
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- When
- Friday, when the pen-down strike took place; the dressing-down of two additional women directors reportedly happened on Thursday.
- Why
- Staff said Marvya's style of working was problematic, including demanding 50-year-old records without delay and threatening employees who were slow to provide information.
Key facts
- Officer
- Neha Marvya, IAS officer and director, Tribal Area Development Programme
- Protest
- Pen-down strike by department officers and employees
- Location
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Allegations
- Misbehaviour, threats to stop increments, suspend staff, issue show-cause notices
- Projects handled
- More than 450 across the state
- Trigger incident
- Dressing down of two additional women directors in a meeting hall on Thursday
- Commission complaint
- State SC/ST Commission chairman Ramlal Rautel complained about her functioning
- Next step
- Officials sought time to meet the Chief Secretary










