IAS officer Rajesh Lakhani repatriated to parent cadre
Babushahi Bureau
New Delhi, July 18, 2026: Senior IAS officer Rajesh Lakhani, a 1992-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, has been prematurely repatriated from his central deputation to his parent cadre on personal grounds.
According to an official order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Competent Authority approved the early repatriation of Lakhani from the Centre before the completion of his deputation tenure.
Lakhani was serving as Commissioner of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) at the time of the order. He will now return to the Tamil Nadu cadre to resume duties as assigned by the state government.
The repatriation has been approved on personal grounds, resulting in the curtailment of his tenure under the Central Government.