DG Hasmukh Patel resigns as IPS, will join as GPSC Chairman

Following his appointment as the Chairman of the Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC), Hasmukh Patel, an IPS officer from the 1993 batch of Gujarat, has resigned from the Indian Police Service (IPS).

Patel's resignation was necessary because individuals cannot hold a position in a constitutional body while remaining in government service.

He will take charge as GPSC Chairman on November 11. The government will now decide appointments of vacant positions of Patel as Managing Director of Gujarat State Police Housing Corporation and the Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board (GSSSB) chief. Hasmukh Patel will assume the office of the previous GPSC chairman Nalin Upadhyay. Patel was about to retire in June 2025. He will be able to serve as GPSC chairman till 62 years of age.

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