Review under new rules: 2 Gujarat cadre IAS officers ordered to retire early

Two Gujarat cadre IAS officers, Gaurav Dahiya and K Rajesh, have been ordered to retire early after their performance was reviewed under new pension rules, according to sources in the Gujarat government. Rajesh, a 2011-batch officer, was suspended in July 2022 following allegations of taking bribes, approving arms licenses, allotting government land, and regularizing encroachments on government land.

He was later booked by the Enforcement Directorate and released on bail. Dahiya, a 2010-batch officer, was suspended in 2019 for facing charges of bigamy, fraud, and criminal intimidation. He was later reinstated in the service. The decision to prematurely retire the officers was made by the Department of Personnel and Training of the Central government after a review of their 15 years of service under the new All India Services Pension Rules, which entails a complete review of an officer's performance for integrity and morality.