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Quick Info

Date of birth1972

Age51 (as of 2023)

BirthplaceRanchi, Jharkhand

ProfessionFormer official, Government of Delhi (Department of Women and Child Development)

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseSeema Rani

FamilyChildren: Harsh Prateek Khakha (son), Prateeksha (daughter); mother deceased (16 May 2019)

Premoday Khakha Biography

Premoday Khakha is a former Delhi government official who spent more than two decades in roles connected to child welfare and social services. Born in 1972

Early life and background

Premoday Khakha was born in 1972 and is from Ranchi, Jharkhand. He completed his schooling at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Shramik High School in Ghatotand, Jharkhand. For higher education he attended St. Columba’s College, Hazaribagh, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Geography, and later completed a Master of Social Work at Delhi University.

Career

Khakha’s professional life was centered on social work and government service. Early in his career he worked as a Medical Social Service Officer at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) from October 1996 to October 1998. He then joined the Government of Delhi’s Department of Women and Child Development in October 1998 as a Welfare Officer/Probation Officer, a role he held until November 2010.

Across the next decade he occupied a sequence of positions related to juvenile justice and child protection. In February 2011 he served as Superintendent/Head of the Office of the Juvenile Justice Board, Delhi. In August 2011 he was appointed Assistant Director of the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS). He later served as the Child Development Project Officer for the Department of Women and Child Development (North) in Gulabi Bagh from March 2017.

In August 2017 Khakha became Superintendent/Person-in-Charge of the Juvenile Justice Board – I & III and the Observation Home for Boys-II at Sewa Kutir Complex, Kingsway Camp. He was named Assistant Director of Litigation and ICDS in October 2019 and, in March 2022, was appointed an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Government of Delhi.

Public profile

Khakha was known publicly as a long-serving official in child welfare and juvenile justice administration in Delhi. He was described as having held several senior and supervisory roles within the Department of Women and Child Development, including positions that placed him in charge of juvenile justice boards and observation homes.

Personal life

Premoday Khakha is married to Seema Rani. The couple have two children: a son named Harsh Prateek Khakha and a daughter named Prateeksha. His mother passed away on 16 May 2019. Khakha’s religion is listed as Christianity. His height is reported as approximately 165 cm (5 ft 5 in). He has black hair and black eyes.

Controversy and legal matters

In August 2023 Delhi Police charged Premoday Khakha in connection with the sexual assault of a minor who had been under his care. The allegations, filed on 21 August 2023, included multiple criminal provisions and also named his wife in relation to the matter. Following the charges, Khakha was suspended from his post as Assistant Director in the Department of Women and Child Development.

The case attracted public attention in part because of Khakha’s senior roles in child protection and his appointment in government, which prompted questions from some public figures regarding how he had been selected for the OSD position earlier in 2022.

Latest updates

As of the information provided, the charges against Khakha were filed in August 2023 and led to his suspension from the department. No further adjudication or outcome is noted in the material provided here.
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Recent Work

Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Government of Delhi

Appointed Officer on Special Duty to the Government of Delhi in March 2022; previously served as Assistant Director of Litigation and ICDS (from October 2019) and in multiple child welfare roles.

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Career Highlights

  1. Medical Social Service Officer at AIIMS (Oct 1996–Oct 1998)
  2. Welfare Officer/Probation Officer, Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Delhi (Oct 1998–Nov 2010)
  3. Superintendent/Head, Juvenile Justice Board, Delhi (Feb 2011)
  4. Assistant Director, Integrated Child Protection Scheme (Aug 2011)
  5. Child Development Project Officer (Mar 2017)
  6. Superintendent/Person-in-Charge, Juvenile Justice Board & Observation Home for Boys-II (Aug 2017)
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Premoday Khakha born?

1972

What is Premoday Khakha known for?

Former official, Government of Delhi (Department of Women and Child Development)

What is Premoday Khakha’s marital status?

Married

Who is Premoday Khakha married to?

Seema Rani