[5] In December 2024, Prasad came under scrutiny for proposing a plan to secure extensive post-retirement benefits for bureaucrats at the Chief Secretary level just days before his retirement in October 2024.
Observers noted that such proposals appeared designed to channel public funds toward personal luxuries for senior officials, further eroding trust in the system.
[6][7] In October 2024, the Supreme Court of India warned Prasad about contempt, citing his “non-compliance” with its previous directives to implement measures to curb stubble burning.
The court criticized Haryana's approach, pointing out that, despite clear instructions, the State had limited itself to "merely imposing nominal fines" without taking meaningful action against violators.
[8] In September 2024, Prasad unconditionally apologised to the Punjab and Haryana High Court over a matter involving the delay in providing post-retirement benefits to State Information Commissioner (SIC) S S Gulia.
A contempt petition had been filed against Prasad and the Haryana government for failing to comply with the High Court’s August 2023 orders on the timely release of these benefits.