Binay Kumar Jha (IRSME:1998), currently serving as Director in the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Tuesday (August 5, 2025), the competent authority approved his repatriation on personal grounds.
Jha was initially appointed as Director in MoHUA in the last week of September 2018 for a tenure of five years and formally assumed charge on October 30, 2018. Before the completion of his tenure, he was granted a two-year extension on August 29, 2023, allowing him to continue till October 30, 2025, completing the maximum permissible seven-year central deputation.
With the latest order, Jha returns to his parent cadre nearly three months before his extended tenure was due to conclude.
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