Lucknow (08.12.2025): Anamika Singh (IAS: 2004: UP) has opted for voluntary retirement (VRS) reportedly for not being allowed deputation to the Central Government . She had served as Director in NITI Aayog and held key administrative positions across Uttar Pradesh. She was appointed Divisional Commissioner , Bareilly on September 17, 2025.
Sources suggest that Singh wanted to go on deputation to the central government, but did not receive the No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the UP government . Frustrated by this, she chose VRS, who was scheduled to retire in 2038.
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