Meet the IAS official who, after 34 years, left his esteemed position because of

One of the hardest obstacles in the way of those wanting to be officers in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the UPSC test. To succeed in this demanding exam, you must study nonstop for hours on end. Thousands of aspirant applicants compete annually to become officers in the IFS, IPS, or IAS. But in this very tough test, which consists of three stages—the preliminary exam, the main exam, and the interview—only a fortunate handful succeed.

We explore the incredible story of Pravesh Sharma, a former IAS official who took a risk by choosing to follow a new career route, today. After a 34-year career in the Madhya Pradesh Cadre, Pravesh Sharma decided to start a new business and founded Sabziwala, an online platform that provides fresh produce straight from farmers to customers. He decided to resign voluntarily in 2016 as a result of this action.

When Sabziwala first started operating, it served clients in Dwarka, Delhi, and then moved on to neighboring communities like Janakpuri. Sabziwala began as an online ordering platform and developed into a handy way for clients to get fresh vegetables at reasonable costs from local kirana shops without having to haggle.

According to YourStory, a large amount of Sabziwala’s supply comes straight from farmers’ groups or aggregators spread throughout many areas, including Panipat, Bhaktawarpur near Delhi, Agra, Indore, and Nashik.

Pravesh Sharma is a history major from Delhi University with a plethora of agriculture industry expertise. Before starting his own firm, he was the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) representative for India and the general director of the Small Farmers’ Agri-enterprise Consortium (SFAC).