Central Govt accepts resignation of UP IAS

Vidya Bhushan

Ahtesham Siddiqui

Lucknow: The central government has accepted the resignation of the famous IAS Vidya Bhushan of Uttar Pradesh. The UP government had sent a proposal to the central government regarding the resignation of IAS Vidya Bhushan. Notably, IPS Alankrita Singh, wife of IAS Vidya Bhushan, is already under suspension, for going abroad without permission.

UP government has already accepted the resignation of IAS Vidya Bhushan and the proposal was sent to the Center. IAS Vidya Bhushan, of the 2008 batch, is originally from Bihar and has served as the DM of Amethi, Pratapgarh, Etawah.

IAS Vidya Bhushan, being MD PVVNL in Varanasi, had sent his resignation to the appointment department. He could not get VRS, so he submitted his resignation on medical basis.

Before the resignation of IAS Vidya Bhushan, the government had also approved VRS of IAS Juthika Patankar, IAS Renuka Kumar and IAS Vikas Gothalwal. Notably, in the Uttar Pradesh bureaucracy Bhushan is considered a good and hardworking officer. He has claimed that his wife IPS Alankrita Singh had gone on foreign study leave, but she was suspended as her leave application was not accepted, due to which IAS Vidya Bhushan was also reportedly sad!