Uttar Pradesh IAS officer resigns, calls journey ‘unforgettable’

A 2013-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Divya Mittal, on Sunday (August 30, 2026), introduced her resignation from the service in a social media put up calling her 13-year journey as unforgettable. 

“At present, I’ve voluntarily resigned from IAS, placing an finish to an unforgettable journey of 13 years. Rising up in a humble surroundings, I dreamed of , profitable life. After learning at IIT Delhi and IIM Bangalore, I labored day and night time and landed a job in London. However even after having all the pieces, one thing felt incomplete. I felt uneasy about not being in my very own nation. My schooling, my self-confidence, my means to stroll with my head held excessive anyplace on this planet, all have been a debt I owed to this land. I needed to repay that debt. I needed my handprints on the bricks that will construct the India I dreamed of. So I returned, and was lucky to change into an IAS officer. I had the chance to do many issues and discovered lots. Deoria taught me that standing up for what is correct is just not an possibility, however an obligation. Mirzapur taught me that “inconceivable” is just not a truth, however merely an opinion. And sitting on the ft of Mom Vindhyavasini, I discovered that energy comes not from a place, however from her grace and the belief of the folks. The largest lesson was that the goals I had for myself had been fulfilled; now I needed to stay the goals I had for my folks. The true peace of this life was seen within the eyes of the household who obtained the correct to land for the primary time, the disabled one who obtained the chance to stay with dignity, and the farmer whose fields obtained water. Strolling with them of their struggles, I discovered that behind each authorities file is an individual, and sustaining their dignity is justice,” she wrote on X.

The officer added, “I used to be silly to suppose I had come to present one thing. The reality is, I acquired essentially the most, and that debt solely grew. Folks rejoiced in my happiness greater than I did. They checked out me with the identical confidence even after I was drained or damaged. And this gave me the braveness to maintain transferring ahead. I acquired a lot love, a lot respect, a lot affection that my bag was crammed to the brim. And on this, the colleagues, officers, and workers who labored shoulder to shoulder with me and stood by me deserve plenty of credit score. At present, my eyes are moist with gratitude. A single scene is etched in my coronary heart: the aged girl from the Lahuriya Dah hills, who, seeing water reaching her village for the primary time, stated nothing however touched my head with trembling arms and blessed me. I could have misplaced my place right now, however that contact will stay with me for all times. And I’ll always remember the dream this land of our nation has given me.”