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Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi gets a year's extension
Haryana's Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi will continue on his for one more year after the Centre granted him extension until June 30, 2026, at the request of the state government.
Rastogi, a 1990 batch IAS officer, has been granted extension in 'relaxation of Rule 16(1) of All India Services (DIB) Rules, 1958 by invoking Rule 3 of AIS (CS-RM) Rules, 1960)', the orders mentioned.
Rastogi was due to retire on June 30.
On May 23, the Haryana Government recommended that Rastogi be given an extension for a year, which has now been approved by the Centre.
As per Rule 16 of the All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefit) Rules 1958, the service of the chief secretary may be given an extension of service 'for a period not exceeding six months on the recommendations made by the State Government concerned with full justification and in the public interest, with the prior approval of the Central Government'.
The Haryana Government had appointed Rastogi as the chief secretary in February this year to replace Vivek Joshi, after Joshi was appointed the Election Commissioner of India.
