The Union government on
Thursday granted three months' extension to Gujarat Director General of Police Shivanand Jha, who was to retire from the service on April 30.
Jha is a 1983-batch Gujarat-cadre IPS officer.
The extension was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, the committee said in a release.
"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal (of) Ministry of Home Affairs for extension in service of Shivanand Jha, IPS (GJ:1983) for a period of three months beyond his superannuation i.e. April 30, 2020," it said.
The extension has been granted "in public interest", the release added.
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