Anu Modi
Chandigarh- The Haryana IAS Officers' Association gave a heartfelt farewell to the six retired IAS officers of Haryana cadre. Sh. Devender Singh and Sh. Rajiv Arora, who held the post of Additional Chief Secretaries, retired on July 31, 2022. Simultaneously, Sh. R.S Verma and Sh. Amarjit Singh Mann also retired. Apart from these, Sh. Amit Jha, who held the post of Additional Chief Secretary, retired in the month of June and Sh. Ajay Malik retired in the month of May.
In the farewell function organized at the Haryana Civil Secretariat, Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal wished the officers good luck for the future.
Praising the working style of the officers, Sh. Kaushal said that all of them were very good administrative officers. He added that they have always worked with the spirit of teamwork. Administratively, there were many ups and downs during their service, but everyone faced every difficulty with a smile and understanding.
On this occasion, Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. DS Dhesi, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V Umashankar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr. Amit Agrawal, Additional Chief Secretaries of various departments, Principal Secretaries, Directors and many other senior administrative officers were present. .
Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. DS Dhesi said that he had a long experience working with Sh. Amit Jha, Sh. Rajeev Arora and Sh. Devender Singh. He added that they all understand the nuances of the administrative system very deeply and this was the specialty of all of them.
Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar said that Sh. Amit Jha has a very simple personality. His administrative ability is unmatched. He said that the personalities of Sh. Devender Singh and Sh. Rajiv Arora is also going to leave a different mark.
Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister and Secretary, Haryana IAS Association, Dr. Amit Agrawal congratulated all the officers for their new innings of life and wished them a healthy life. He shared his administrative and personal experiences with all the officers.
On this occasion, many senior officers also shared their experiences about the working style of the retired officers. Flower bouquets and mementos were presented to the retired officers during the ceremony.