Bhubaneswar: Senior Odisha-cadre IAS officer RS Gopalan has reportedly applied for voluntary retirement from service.

Gopalan, a 2001-batch IAS officer, has been working as the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha for last two years. Besides, he is the Principal Secretary to the Excise Department in the state.

The senior IAS officer has reportedly applied for voluntary retirement due to some personal reasons.

As per reports, Gopalan has sent his application for voluntary retirement to the state government. He has requested the state government to forward the application to the Centre.

The senior bureaucrat has sought voluntary retirement around two years ahead of his scheduled superannuation.

It is worth mentioning here that Gopalan as the CEO of Odisha has supervised the recently concluded special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.