Dehradun, May 2 -- Senior IAS officer BVRC Purushottam, currently serving as Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, in the Uttarakhand government, has applied for voluntary retirement, a decision that has sparked discussions within bureaucratic circles as he still has over 12 years of service left before his scheduled retirement in 2037.

Speaking to Garhwal Post, Purushottam confirmed that he has indeed applied for voluntary retirement and shared that he had actually done so about 20 days ago. He also stated that, so far, he is not aware of the fate of his application.

He affirmed that the reasons behind his intention for voluntary retirement are entirely personal.

Sources however believe that some time ago, Purushottam had also so...