On ‘retirement day', Gujarat DGP Vikas Sahay receives six-month extension
With the extension order, Sahay will remain the chief of the Gujarat Police till December 31.
The order issued by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), referencing an Office Memorandum (OM) from the Ministry of Home Affairs, stated, 'The ACC has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for extension of service to Vikas Sahay, IPS (GJ-1989), DGP Gujarat for a period of six months beyond his date of superannuation i.e. June 30, 2025, in relaxation of Rule 16 (1) of AIS (All India Services)… as a special case in public interest.'
Sahay, who was earlier posted as DGP Training, was appointed in-charge DGP of Gujarat Police with effect from February 1, 2023, and appointed to the job full-time on March 1, 2023. Notably, Sahay is the third consecutive DGP of Gujarat Police to receive an extension. His immediate predecessor, DGP Ashish Bhatia (1985 batch), who was appointed chief of Gujarat Police with effect from August 1, 2020, and was set to retire on May 31, 2022, had received an 8-month extension till January 31, 2023. Similarly, Bhatia's predecessor, DGP Shivanand Jha, who was appointed to the top post in April 2018, and was supposed to superannuate on April 30, 2020, was given a 3-month extension till July 31, 2020.
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