VK Pandian Takes Voluntary Retirement
Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, senior IAS officer VK Pandian took voluntary retirement from the Civil Services. The Centre has approved the VRS of Pandian. The Secretary, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training has written a letter to Additional Chief Secretary, General Administration & PG Department, Government of Odisha [...]
Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, senior IAS officer VK Pandian took voluntary retirement from the Civil Services.
The Centre has approved the VRS of Pandian.
The Secretary, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training has written a letter to Additional Chief Secretary, General Administration & PG Department, Government of Odisha in this regard.
“In reference to No.GAD-SER1-PERS-0100-2014 dated 20.10.2023 from Government of Odisha on the above mentioned subject, I am directed to convey the approval of the competent authority for acceptance of voluntary retirement of Shri V Kartikeya Pandian, IAS(OD-2000)under Rule 16(2A) of All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement benefits) Rules, 1958 with waiver of the notice period as recommended by the State Government”, the letter reads.
VK Pandian was serving as the Private Secretary to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
The 2000-batch Odisha cadre IAS officer was also serving as the Secretary to the CM-Transformational Initiatives (5T).
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