IAS officer Ashish Chatterjee repatriated to Tamil Nadu cadre
Babushahi Bureau
New Delhi, August 24, 2026: The Central Government has approved the premature repatriation of senior IAS officer Ashish Chatterjee to his parent Tamil Nadu cadre following a request from the state government.
Chatterjee, a 1999-batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, was serving at the Centre as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser in the Ministry of Steel.
According to an official order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on August 20, 2026, the repatriation has been approved with an extended cooling-off period.