IAS Santosh Verma: Why MP Govt Can't Sack Him, Center's Power

• * Madhya Pradesh IAS officer Santosh Verma faces dismissal and has been removed from his Deputy Secretary (Agriculture) post.
• * Verma is accused of making a controversial statement on reservation and allegedly using fake documents for IAS promotion.
• * State governments cannot unilaterally dismiss an IAS officer; they must send a dismissal proposal to the central government.
• * The President, based on the central government's recommendation and UPSC consultation, issues the final dismissal order for IAS officers.
• * The central government holds more authority in IAS dismissals to prevent arbitrary actions by state governments.

Why It Matters: It clarifies why state governments can't fire IAS officers alone.