IN THE first week of May, at least five IAS officers belonging to ministries such as Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), home, industries and defence have got extension. All those officers are currently on Central deputation. To be fair, getting extension beyond a five-year-tenure is not something illegal, but the pace in which extension orders have poured in ahead of a possible change of guard at the Centre, can’t be brushed aside as something routine either. First, here are the five officers some of whom got extension up to one and half years as well…
