Ex-Bureaucrat Behind Top Government Schemes Accused Of Corruption: 5 Facts

Ramesh Abhishek last served as the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) secretary.

Ramesh Abhishek, a retired IAS officer from the Bihar cadre earned crores from consulting a dozen companies after leaving office with whom he had official dealings while he was in service, the Enforcement Directorate has alleged. Mr Abhishek last served as the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) secretary. 

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Mr Abhishek filed an affidavit before Lokpal in which he mentioned that he got Rs 2.7 crore fees in 15 months post-retirement which was "119 times higher than his last drawn government salary" which was Rs 2.26 lakhs.