Bhubaneswar: Senior Odisha cadre IAS officer Sujata R Karthikeyan, the wife of BJD president Naveen Patnaik's former close aide V K Pandian, was granted permission to take voluntary retirement from government service, official sources said on Saturday.
The approval to Karthikeyan's request for voluntary retirement was informed to Odisha Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja by Under Secretary in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions, Bhupinder Pal Singh through a letter.
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IAS Sujata R. Karthikeyan, wife of ex-IAS officer and BJD politician V.K. Pandian, has resigned from service via VRS.
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A 2000-batch officer, she was transferred in May 2024 following ECI orders amid election-related misconduct allegations.
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"... It is to convey that Central Government has approved the request of Voluntary Retirement of Smt. Sujata R Karthikeyan, IAS (RR-2000) from IAS with effect from 13.03.2025, in relaxation of three months' mandatory notice period under Rule 16 (2A) of AIS (DCRB) Rules, 1958. Further, Govt, of Odisha is requested to issue necessary 'notification' in this regard," the letter read.
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