‘The post may end but dream does not’: IAS officer Divya Mittal resigns after 13-year journey
IAS officer Divya Mittal has resigned from her position after a 13-year career in public service. She expressed that while her official role has ended, she remains committed to the dreams she holds for the people of India.
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The resignation of a high-profile civil servant highlights the personal motivations and challenges within India's administrative services.
LUCKNOW: IAS officer Divya Mittal, a 2013-batch officer, announced her resignation from the service in a social media post about an hour ago, bringing an end to her “unforgettable” 13-year journey.In a deeply personal and poetic note, Mittal said that while her official position had ended, the dream given to her by the country’s soil would remain alive.In a deeply personal and poetic resignation note, Mittal said she had grown up in an ordinary environment with a dream of building a good and successful life. She studied at IIT Delhi and IIM Bangalore before taking up a job in London. However, she wrote that even after achieving “everything”, she felt something was incomplete.“Not being in my own country used to trouble me,” she wrote, adding that her education, confidence and the strength to walk with her head held high anywhere in the world were all debts owed to India.
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