Chandigarh, April 11 -- /
In a recent development highlighting the administrative challenges in Punjab, a 2015-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Karnail Singh on Wednesday tendered his resignation. The decision came after Singh, who was removed from his position as Kapurthala Deputy Commissioner on January 30, was not assigned any new posting since then.
Singh's resignation, submitted to Chief Secretary Anurag Verma, is awaiting approval from Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, followed by clearance from the Centre's Department of Personnel and Training. Currently, the Chief Minister is in Delhi for a meeting and was expected to return by the weekend.
It is learnt that Singh's morale had been significantly affected by the lack ...