New Delhi, July 18 -- Leaving a government job in India is often viewed as a risky decision, given the stability, job security and benefits such roles offer. However, one former government officer says he willingly took that leap-and that it came with a price tag of Rs.74 lakh.

In a video shared on Instagram, Amit Soni, who previously served as an SSB Assistant Commandant on the Indo-Nepal Border, revealed that quitting his government job to pursue the one-year Post Graduate Programme for Executives (PGPX) at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad cost him nearly Rs.74 lakh.

Sharing the video, Soni wrote, " Rs.74 Lakhs. That's what it cost me to quit a government job - the same day I got into IIM Ahmedabad."

He went on to e...