Disillusionment of officers from the most prestigious services of the country? Questions are being raised on the voluntary retirement of IAS, IPS and Forest Service officers in Uttarakhand

As soon as Indian Forest Service officer Dhananjay Mohan took voluntary retirement (VRS), many questions started arising. The question is why Dhananjay Mohan took VRS and left the system 2 months before his retirement. However, this is not a new thing for the state, because many All India Service officers in the state have been taking voluntary retirement before this as well.

These officers took voluntary retirement: There has been a long list of people who took voluntary retirement in the state in the last few years. However, each officer has a different reason behind taking VRS. Among the officers who took voluntary retirement, the first name is of the then Chief Secretary Umakant Panwar. He, being a senior IAS officer, took voluntary retirement and left the system despite having about 8 to 10 years of service. Umakant Panwar was an officer of the 1991 batch.

Rakesh Kumar also took VRS: The second name in this is of his wife Manisha Panwar, who took VRS while being a senior IAS. However, there were clearly health reasons behind her taking VRS. Manisha Panwar was a 1990 batch IAS officer. The name of Rakesh Kumar is also included in this list, who was the District Magistrate of many important districts in the state and then handled many important responsibilities as a senior IAS in the administration. However, after this he took VRS. Rakesh Kumar was a 1992 batch IAS officer.

Voluntary retirement surprised everyone: IAS officer Bhupendra Kaur Aulakh was also in this list, who surprised everyone by taking voluntary retirement. However, she considered working in the World Health Organization at the international level a better option for herself and on the basis of this option, she left the most prestigious service of the country. Bhupendra Kaur Aulakh was a 1997 batch IAS officer.

The government did not take any decision: The name of IAS officer BVRC Purushottam is also included among those who applied for voluntary retirement. The news of his application for voluntary retirement surprised everyone. However, even after about 2 months have passed, the government has not taken any decision on this. BVRC Purushottam is a 2004 batch IAS officer and he has more than 8 years left for retirement.

IPS Aseem Srivastava also left the post: Not only IAS officers but also IPS and IFS officers have been taking voluntary retirement in All India Service. IPS Aseem Srivastava also took educational retirement in the same way. Aseem Srivastava was posted as ADC in Uttarakhand Raj Bhavan. Aseem joined Uttar Pradesh State Police Service in 1998. After this, he also took command of many districts in Uttarakhand.

Rachita Juyal surprised everyone: Recently, IPS officer Rachita Juyal surprised everyone by applying for voluntary retirement. It has not been long since Rachita Juyal started working as an IPS. The 2015 batch IPS officer has only been in service for 9 years. Currently, she is posted in Vigilance. Recently, she had applied for voluntary retirement which has not been approved yet. IFS officers are also not behind in the matter of voluntary retirement. Recently, Chief Forest Conservator Dhananjay Mohan took VRS. This is the situation when only 2 months were left for his retirement but he took voluntary retirement, surprising everyone. Dhananjay Mohan is a 1988 batch IFS officer.

Officers can have their own reasons behind taking voluntary retirement and this can range from getting a better option to political pressure and not being able to bear the pressure of work.

Jai Raj, retired IFS officer

Manoj Chandran also disillusioned with the job: Indian Forest Service officer Manoj Chandran is also included in this list. Who has applied for voluntary retirement. However, his investigation is still going on and hence no decision has been taken on his application so far. The big thing is that Manoj Chandran is not serving since applying for VRS, while no decision has been taken on this by the government yet. Manoj Chandran is a 1999 batch officer.

The way young officers in the state are taking VRS, it seems that the youth are showing more inclination towards the private sector instead of the prestigious service of the country. In many cases, the cases of voluntary retirement are also very serious for the state.

Bhagirath Sharma, senior journalist

This matter of officers getting disillusioned with the prestigious service of the country is worth considering. However, the officers who are separating themselves from this service due to better options should be considered normal. But if such decisions are being taken due to work pressure or political pressure, then experts consider it serious.