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The officer was directed to report in Delhi on Monday.
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday (May 28, 2021) recalled the services of West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay and asked the Mamata Banerjee government to relieve the officer at the soonest. Bandyopadhyay has been directed to report in Delhi on Monday.
In an offical letter address to the state government issued by the Personnel Ministry, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the placement of the services of Bandyopadhyay with Government of India as per provisions of Rule 6 (1) of the Accordingly, the state government is requested to relieve the officer with immediate effect and direct him to report to the Department of Personnel and Training, North Block, New Delhi by 10 am on May 31, 2021, it said.
Bandyopadhyay, a 1987-batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre, was scheduled to retire on May 31 after completion of 60 years of age. However, he was granted a three-month extension following a nod from the Centre.