22 IAS Officers Set To Hang Up Their Boots On February 28

Among the officers set to retire on February 28 are: Chou Nakacham Longphai, M.K. Dave (Gujarat cadre, 2012 batch), Md. Nayyer Iqubal, and Rakesh Kumar (2009 batch).

The other officers are: Rajesh Sharma; Krishna Kumar Singh; Urmila Surendra Shukla (Madhya Pradesh cadre, 2008 cadre); Vivek Bhimanwar (Maharashtra cadre, 2009 batch); Shakuntala Bindhani; Arun Sekhri (2004 batch); Arvind Pal Singh Sandhu; Pratibha Singh; Dr. K Gopal; and Tarun Kanti Debnath. 

The IAS officers retiring from Uttar Pradesh cadre are: Devesh Chaturvedi; Subhash Chand Sharma; Chandra Bhushan Singh; and Atal Kumar Rai. 

Similarly, three officers belonging to the West Bengal cadre are also set to retire. They are Vivek Kumar; Parthapratim Manna; and Arup Sengupta (2010 batch). Deependra Kumar Chaudhari of the Uttarakhand cadre is also set to retire. 

Careers Spanning Decades

A few of the retiring officers were given the IAS cadre after promotion from the state administrative services. These retiring IAS officers, in their long and distinguished careers, held key positions in their respective states, contributing significantly to governance, policy implementation, and public administration.

Their work has spanned sectors such as rural development, education, health, infrastructure, revenue, and law and order. Many of these officers have also been instrumental in introducing reforms, improving administrative efficiency, and implementing flagship government schemes.

The government is expected to restructure key administrative positions and make appointments to fill vacancies following the retirements, bringing to focus the importance of succession planning in the civil services to maintain effective governance across all the states and Union Territories.