Rejig On The Anvil: Over 20 IAS Officers Set To Retire In September

According to the official data, precisely 21 of them belonging to different cadres will complete their decade-old illustrious career in public service. Among them a few held some of the country’s top bureaucratic positions in the Centre and in their cadre states.

According to officials in the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), those retiring from the service have served in critical administrative, developmental and governance roles across India, contributing to policy implementation and public administration in both the Centre and respective state governments.

The spate of retirements is also set to bring in the generational shift in the IAS, where newer officers from more recent batches will assume leadership roles in shaping the next phase of India’s administrative framework.

The DoPT is expected to issue further notifications on the successors and temporary charge allocations in due course, the officials said.

The list of retiring officers includes senior IAS officials from AGMUT, Assam-Meghalaya, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Nagaland, and more.

List Of Retiring Officers

AGMUT Cadre: Dharmendra, Bidol Tayeng, R Lalramnghaka, and Ajay Ghagti. Dharmendra is currently serving as the Chief Secretary in the government of NCT Delhi.

Assam-Meghalaya Cadre: Donald Phillips Wahlang

Bihar Cadre: Sunil Bharthwal

Haryana Cadre: Rajesh Jogpal

Jharkhand Cadre: Alka Tiwari

Madhya Pradesh Cadre: Bhavna Walimbe

Maharashtra Cadre: Sudhakar Baburao Telang

Nagaland Cadre: Wezope Kenye

Punjab Cadre: Harish Nayar

Tamil Nadu Cadre: T.K. Ramachandran, S Palaniswamy

Uttar Pradesh Cadre: Sudhir Mahadevo Bobde, Brajesh Narain Singh, Avinash Krishna Singh, and Rakesh Kumar Singh

West Bengal Cadre: Uttam Kumar Patra, Utpal Biswas, and Mukesh Kumar Singh

The list of officers retiring this month shows that the most are from the AGMUT cadre, paving the way for key administrative reshuffles across various departments - both at the state and central levels. Many of the retiring officers held positions that were instrumental in sectors such as infrastructure, finance, rural development, public welfare, and governance reforms. Their retirement will open more opportunities for middle-level IAS officers, besides inter-cadre transfers or empanelment decisions at the level of the Central government.