Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has ordered the compulsory retirement of two Class I Gujarat Administrative Service (GAS) officers amid allegations of corruption and departmental inquiries, according to media reports citing state administrative sources.
The officers are D. I. Bhaglani, Joint Commissioner in the senior scale at the Gujarat State Tribal Development Residential Educational Institutions Society (GSTDREIS), and J. M. Tuvar, Managing Director in the senior scale at the Gujarat Safai Kamdar Development Corporation. Both were posted in Gandhinagar.
The reported orders come as the state’s General Administration Department (GAD) steps up its monitoring of disciplinary proceedings that have remained pending for extended periods. However, publicly available reports do not specify the individual allegations against Bhaglani and Tuvar, the findings of their departmental inquiries or the detailed grounds cited in their retirement orders.
Who Is D. I. Bhaglani?
D. I. Bhaglani is a Gujarat Administrative Service officer who was serving as Joint Commissioner in the senior scale at the Gujarat State Tribal Development Residential Educational Institutions Society in Gandhinagar.
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The society is associated with the state’s tribal residential education system.
According to reports, corruption allegations had been made against Bhaglani and a departmental inquiry had been ordered. The Gujarat government has now issued a compulsory retirement order against him.
Profile at a glance:
- Service: Gujarat Administrative Service (GAS)
- Current position before the order: Joint Commissioner, senior scale
- Organisation: Gujarat State Tribal Development Residential Educational Institutions Society (GSTDREIS)
- Posting location: Gandhinagar
Who Is J. M. Tuvar?
J. M. Tuvar is a Gujarat Administrative Service officer who was serving as Managing Director in the senior scale at the Gujarat Safai Kamdar Development Corporation in Gandhinagar.
The corporation is associated with development and welfare initiatives for sanitation workers.
According to reports, Tuvar was facing corruption allegations and that departmental proceedings had been initiated. His compulsory retirement has now been ordered by the Gujarat government.
Profile at a glance:
- Service: Gujarat Administrative Service (GAS)
- Current position before the order: Managing Director, senior scale
- Organisation: Gujarat Safai Kamdar Development Corporation
- Posting location: Gandhinagar
Gujarat Steps Up Action in Pending Disciplinary Cases
The latest orders follow the Gujarat government’s earlier decision this month to compulsorily retire two Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, Kankipati Rajesh and Gaurav Dahiya.
Rajesh, a 2011-batch IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre, had been under suspension since July 2022 and was facing corruption and money-laundering investigations by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Dahiya, a 2010-batch IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre, was suspended in August 2019 following allegations of misconduct, moral turpitude, bigamy and cheating. He was reinstated in July 2023.
According to reports, the earlier retirement orders followed a review of the officers’ service records and action taken in line with directions from the Union government’s Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
Government Focuses on Long-Pending Departmental Proceedings
The latest decisions come amid efforts by the Gujarat GAD to follow up with departments on disciplinary proceedings that have remained unresolved for long periods.
The reported action highlights the state’s scrutiny of service records and departmental cases involving government officers.
Further details from the official orders would be needed to establish the precise legal basis, effective dates and individual grounds for the retirement of Bhaglani and Tuvar.
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